How do you say “tinker” in Vietnamese?

“Tinker” in Vietnamese is táy máy (touchy).

Vietnamese words for “tinker”

• táy máyListenadjective
  Hanoi [taj˧˦ maj˧˦] · Saigon [ta(ː)j˦˥ ma(ː)j˦˥]táy rising máy rising

  touchy; handsy

  for “tinker” meaning: To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

Related Vietnamese words

• hànListenverb

  to join with heat; to solder; to weld

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.