nai nịt
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːj˧˧ nit̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [naːj˧˧ nit̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [naːj˧˧ nɨt̚˨˩˨]
Verb
[edit]- to tighten and strap (one's clothes or one's belongings)
- 2005, chapter 37, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Chiều hôm ấy y ăn thật no, nai nịt gọn ghẽ, hông giắt chuỷ thủ, lưng mang dây dài, […]
- That afternoon he ate his fill, tidily tightened his clothes and belongings, secured the dagger on his hip, and slung the long rope over his back; […]