nai nịt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːj˧˧ nit̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [naːj˧˧ nit̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naːj˧˧ nɨt̚˨˩˨]

Verb

to tighten and strap (one's clothes or one's belongings)
- 2005, chapter 37, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
  Chiều hôm ấy y ăn thật no, nai nịt gọn ghẽ, hông giắt chuỷ thủ, lưng mang dây dài, […]
  That afternoon he ate his fill, tidily tightened his clothes and belongings, secured the dagger on his hip, and slung the long rope over his back; […]

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