Vietnamese
Etymology
tay + trên.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taj˧˧ t͡ɕen˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taj˧˧ ʈen˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ta(ː)j˧˧ ʈəːn˧˧]
Adverb
tay trên
- (colloquial, almost always in phỗng tay trên) quickly snatching something that would give oneself advantage