vắt

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *pat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pat ~ *pac ~ *paac; cognate with Mon ပတ် (pɔt), Halang poat and Kuy pat.

Verb

vắt • (𢪱)

  1. to rest something on something
    vắt tay lên trán ― to put one's hand to one's forehead (e.g. when concentrating deeply)
    vắt chéo chân ― to cross one's legs
    vắt áo lên vai ― to hang one's shirt on one's shoulder
  2. to wring (cloth)
  3. 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' labor; to force laborers to work as hard as possible without caring about their well-being

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *-pat.

Noun

(classifier con) vắt • (𧉚, 𧊎, 𧊥)

  1. a land-leech
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