tay trên
Pronunciation
Northern
/taj˧˧ ʨen˧˧/
Central
/taj˧˥ tʂen˧˥/
Southern
/taj˧˧ tʂəːŋ˧˧/
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upper hand
Adverb
upper hand
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Meaning
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Adverb
upper hand Descriptive Properties, States & Register Forms
The act of quickly winning something to gain an advantage for oneself.
vi Anh ấy luôn tìm cách giành tay trên trong các cuộc thương lượng.
en He always tries to get the upper hand in negotiations.
Parts
tay / trên / A compound of tay + trên …
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Parts
tay / trên / A compound of tay + trên …
OriginA compound of tay + trên
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
拪𨑗
Candidates by syllable
tay
拪（𢬣）
trên
𨑗（𨕭）
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.
Use
nẫng tay trên / phỗng tay trên / chia tay / bàn tay …
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Use
nẫng tay trên / phỗng tay trên / chia tay / bàn tay …