nắm lấy

Vietnamese

Etymology

nắm (to hold) +‎ lấy (to take)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nam˧˦ ləj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nam˦˧˥ ləj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nam˦˥ ləj˦˥]

Verb

nắm lấy

  1. to grip; to grab; to grasp; to seize; to catch
  2. (figuratively) to grasp, to understand

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