khăn tay
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xan˧˧ taj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ taj˧˧] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ taj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaŋ˧˧ ta(ː)j˧˧] ~ [xaŋ˧˧ ta(ː)j˧˧]
Noun
- handkerchief
- Văn Tấn (lyrics and music), “Chiếc Khăn Tay (The Handkerchief)”; 1995 performance by Yến Trang
- Chiếc khăn tay mẹ may cho em; trên cành hoa mẹ thêu con chim.
Em sướng vui có chiếc khăn xinh đẹp, lau bàn tay em giữ sạch hằng ngày.- A handkerchief Mom has sewn for me; on a flowering branch, Mom has sewn a bird.
I'm glad to have a beautiful kerchief, to wipe the hands I keep clean every day.
- A handkerchief Mom has sewn for me; on a flowering branch, Mom has sewn a bird.
- Chiếc khăn tay mẹ may cho em; trên cành hoa mẹ thêu con chim.
- Văn Tấn (lyrics and music), “Chiếc Khăn Tay (The Handkerchief)”; 1995 performance by Yến Trang
Synonyms
- (handkerchief): khăn mùi soa, mùi soa, mu-xoa
Further reading
- "khăn tay" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
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