tay trắng tay đen

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• trắng đen

Etymology

tay (“hand”) +‎ trắng (“white”) +‎ tay +‎ đen (“black”), literally “white hand, black hand”.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taj˧˧ t͡ɕaŋ˧˦ taj˧˧ ʔɗɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taj˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˧˥ taj˧˧ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ta(ː)j˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]

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Noun

tay trắng tay đen

1. (games) a choosing game similar to rock-paper-scissors, in which each player shows their hand with straight fingers, and palm-up hands ("white hands") beat palm-down hands ("black hands")

Usage notes

This game is for narrowing a pool of players down to just two, after which oẳn tù tì (“rock-paper-scissors”) can be played.