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