vắt

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vat̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vak̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vak̚˦˥] ~ [jak̚˦˥]
• Homophone: dắt

From Proto-Vietic *pat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pat ~ *pac ~ *paac; cognate with Mon ပတ် (pɔt), Halang poat and Kuy /pat/.

vắt (𢪱)

1. to rest something on something

   vắt tay lên trán

   to rest one's forearm on one's forehead

   vắt chéo chân

   to cross one's legs

   vắt áo lên vai

   to hang one's shirt on one's shoulder

2. to wring (clothes)
3. (by extension) to squeeze (a piece of fruit to get juice out of it)

   (figuratively) vắt chanh bỏ vỏ

   to squeeze juice out of a lime then throw its remains away; to abandon someone or something after using them/it

   (figuratively) vắt óc suy nghĩ

   to "squeeze" one's brain; to think very hard; to agonize

   (figuratively) vắt kiệt sức người lao động

   to "squeeze dry" laborers' laborers; to force laborers to work as hard as possible without caring about their well-being

From Proto-Vietic *-pat.

(classifier con) vắt (𧉚, 𧊎, 𧊥)

1. a land-dwelling leech