"nhẹ tay" meaning in Vietnamese

See nhẹ tay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ɲɛ˧˨ʔ taj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ɲɛ˨˩ʔ taj˧˧] [Huế], [ɲɛ˨˩˨ ta(ː)j˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: nhẹ (“light”) + tay (“hand”). Etymology templates: {{compound|vi|nhẹ|tay|t1=light|t2=hand}} nhẹ (“light”) + tay (“hand”) Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} nhẹ tay, {{vi-verb}} nhẹ tay
  1. to have a light touch
    Sense id: en-nhẹ_tay-vi-verb-87Mku4E1
  2. to handle with care, to handle with kid gloves Related terms: mạnh chân khỏe tay, mạnh chân khoẻ tay
    Sense id: en-nhẹ_tay-vi-verb-ga~I6Alf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 5 95
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “to have a light touch”",
      "word": "mạnh tay"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "nhẹ",
        "3": "tay",
        "t1": "light",
        "t2": "hand"
      },
      "expansion": "nhẹ (“light”) + tay (“hand”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "nhẹ (“light”) + tay (“hand”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nhẹ tay",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nhẹ tay",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to have a light touch"
      ],
      "id": "en-nhẹ_tay-vi-verb-87Mku4E1",
      "links": [
        [
          "light touch",
          "light touch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to handle with care, to handle with kid gloves"
      ],
      "id": "en-nhẹ_tay-vi-verb-ga~I6Alf",
      "links": [
        [
          "handle with care",
          "handle with care"
        ],
        [
          "handle with kid gloves",
          "handle with kid gloves"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "mạnh chân khỏe tay"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "mạnh chân khoẻ tay"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲɛ˧˨ʔ taj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲɛ˨˩ʔ taj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲɛ˨˩˨ ta(ː)j˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nhẹ tay"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “to have a light touch”",
      "word": "mạnh tay"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Vietnamese compound terms",
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Vietnamese verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "nhẹ",
        "3": "tay",
        "t1": "light",
        "t2": "hand"
      },
      "expansion": "nhẹ (“light”) + tay (“hand”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "nhẹ (“light”) + tay (“hand”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nhẹ tay",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nhẹ tay",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mạnh chân khỏe tay"
    },
    {
      "word": "mạnh chân khoẻ tay"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to have a light touch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "light touch",
          "light touch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to handle with care, to handle with kid gloves"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "handle with care",
          "handle with care"
        ],
        [
          "handle with kid gloves",
          "handle with kid gloves"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲɛ˧˨ʔ taj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲɛ˨˩ʔ taj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲɛ˨˩˨ ta(ː)j˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nhẹ tay"
}

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