vắt
See also: vặt
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vat̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vak̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vak̚˦˥] ~ [jak̚˦˥]
- Homophone: dắt
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *pat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pat ~ *pac ~ *paac; cognate with Mon ပတ် (pɔt), Halang poat and Kuy /pat/.
Verb
- to rest something on something
- vắt tay lên trán
- to rest one's forearm on one's forehead
- vắt chéo chân
- to cross one's legs
- vắt áo lên vai
- to hang one's shirt on one's shoulder
- to wring (clothes)
- (by extension) to squeeze (a piece of fruit to get juice out of it)
- (figurative) vắt chanh bỏ vỏ
- to squeeze juice out of a lime then throw its remains away; to abandon someone or something after using them/it
- (figurative) vắt óc suy nghĩ
- to "squeeze" one's brain; to think very hard; to agonize
- (figurative) vắt kiệt sức người lao động
- to "squeeze dry" laborers' laborers; to force laborers to work as hard as possible without caring about their well-being
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *-pat.
Noun
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