tay trắng tay đen
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Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]tay (“hand”) + trắng (“white”) + tay + đen (“black”), literally “white hand, black hand”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taj˧˧ t͡ɕaŋ˧˦ taj˧˧ ʔɗɛn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taj˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˧˥ taj˧˧ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ta(ː)j˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun
[edit]- (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
[edit]This game is for narrowing a pool of players down to just two, after which oẳn tù tì (“rock-paper-scissors”) can be played.