ra tay

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Vietnamese

Etymology

ra (to take out, to stick out) +‎ tay (hand).

Pronunciation

Verb

ra tay

  1. to act, to perform an action
    • 2005, chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      Mới rồi Bao thị nương tử ra ngoài rửa tay, mình cũng vào nhà xí một lúc, trước sau không đầy thời gian tàn một nén hương, tại sao đã có người vào phòng ra tay?
      Lady Bāo just went outside to wash her hands, I also went to the toilet for a moment, altogether less long than to burn an incense stick; how could anyone have come into the room and do this?