tay vịn

Vietnamese

Etymology

tay (“hand; arm”) +‎ vịn (“to lean one's hand on”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taj˧˧ vin˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taj˧˧ vin˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ta(ː)j˧˧ vɨn˨˩˨] ~ [ta(ː)j˧˧ jɨn˨˩˨]

Noun

tay vịn

  1. handrail
  2. (slang) a hostess in a karaoke bar who accompanies customers (sings, pours drinks, allows physical contact; often with suggestive connotations)
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