biết tay
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓiət˧˥ taj˧˧/
Central
/ɓiə̰k˩˧ taj˧˥/
Southern
/ɓiək˧˥ taj˧˧/
learn a lesson
2 senses
2 Components
Verb
learn a lesson
Verb
make a name
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Verb
learn a lesson
Core Actions
To biết tay means to make someone face the consequences of their actions through a form of punishment.
vi Tôi sẽ làm cho anh ta phải biết tay vì thói kiêu ngạo.
en I will make him learn a lesson for his arrogance.
Sense 2
Verb
make a name
To biết tay means to demonstrate one's true talent or power to gain recognition from other people.
vi Đây là dịp để anh thể hiện cho họ thấy và phải biết tay anh.
en This is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your talent and show them your power.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
別拪
Candidates by syllable
biết
別
tay
拪（𢬣）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.