bàn tay vô hình
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== Vietnamese ==
=== Etymology ===
From bàn tay (“hand”) + vô hình (“invisible”); calque of English invisible hand
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˨˩ taj˧˧ vo˧˧ hïŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ taj˧˧ vow˧˧ hɨn˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ ta(ː)j˧˧ vow˧˧ hɨn˨˩] ~ [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ ta(ː)j˧˧ jow˧˧ hɨn˨˩]
=== Noun ===
bàn tay vô hình
(figurative, economics) invisible hand (a metaphor for the principle that in a free market, an individual pursuing their own self-interest also tends to promote the good of their community as a whole)