bó tay

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bó (“to tie”) +‎ tay (“hands”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˦ taj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ taj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧]

Verb

(colloquial) to feel hopeless because there is nothing you can do to help or improve a bad situation
Thằng đó nói mãi chả nghe. Tao bó tay với nó luôn.
He never listens to me. I just can't even with him.

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