chia tay

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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˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ciə˧˧ ta(ː)j˧˧]

Verb

to part (with); to say goodbye (to)
to break up (with one's lover); to separate; to split up

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