tay kiếm

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tay ("hand; man") + kiếm ("sword"). Similar to Chinese (shǒu, hand), the "tay" pattern is also used on tay súng (gunner), tay bắn tỉa (sniper) and tay trong (insider, spy), referring to a practitioner or an expert of some field.

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Noun[edit]

tay kiếm

  1. swordsman

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