tay trắng
Vietnamese
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taj˧˧ t͡ɕaŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taj˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ta(ː)j˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˥]
Noun
    
- (chiefly in the dual) the state of having no money
- Ông gây dựng cơ nghiệp này bằng hai bàn tay trắng.- He built this business with his bare hands.
 
- Hắn suốt ngày đàn đúm rượu chè, cờ bạc, giờ chỉ còn lại hai bàn tay trắng.- He always indulged in alcoholism and gambling, and he wound up empty-handed
 
- Tay trắng vẫn hoàn tay trắng.- Empty-handed then, empty-handed now.
 
 
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