tay kiếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

tay ("hand; man") + kiếm ("sword"). Similar to Chinese 手 (“hand”), the "tay" pattern is also used on tay súng (“gunner”), tay bắn tỉa (“sniper”) and tay trong (“insider, spy”), referring to a practitioner or an expert of some field.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taj˧˧ kiəm˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [taj˧˧ kiəm˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taj˧˧ kim˦˥]

Noun

tay kiếm

swordsman

Synonyms

kiếm sĩ

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