chia tay
Vietnamese
Etymology
From chia (“to divide; to split”) + tay (“hands”); compare Chinese 分手 (phân thủ).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiə˧˧ taj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiə˧˧ taj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ciə˧˧ taj˧˧]
Verb
chia tay
- to part (with); to say goodbye (to)
- to break up (with one's lover); to separate; to split up