How do you say “emptyhanded” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "emptyhanded" in Vietnamese?

"Emptyhanded" in Vietnamese is tay trắng, trắng tay (empty-handed).

“Emptyhanded” in Vietnamese is tay trắng, trắng tay (empty-handed).

Vietnamese words for “emptyhanded”

tay trắngnoun
Hanoi [taj˧˧ t͡ɕaŋ˧˦] · Saigon [ta(ː)j˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˥]tay level trắng rising
for “emptyhanded” meaning: With nothing in one's hands.
trắng tayadjective
Hanoi [t͡ɕaŋ˧˦ taj˧˧] · Saigon [ʈaŋ˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧]trắng rising tay level
empty-handed
for “emptyhanded” meaning: With nothing in one's hands.

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