Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

chai tay

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Meaning · English

to give up or lose hope

Literally: tired arm

Examples

Sau nhiều thất bại, anh đã chai tay với công việc mới.After many failures, he gave up on the new job.

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “chai tay” mean?

to give up or lose hope Literally: tired arm

Is “chai tay” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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