| [gảy] |
| | Flip of. |
| | Gảy hạt bụi trên mũ |
| To flip speck of dust off one's hat. |
| | Poke and turn upside down. |
| | Gảy rom |
| To poke into and turn upside down a bed of straw. |
| | Play, pluck. |
| | Gảy đàn măng đô lin |
| To pluck the strings of a madolin |
| | Đàn gảy tai trâu |
| To cast pearls before swine. |
| | Gảy móng tay |
| To get done like child's play. |
| | Việc ấy dễ thôi, gảy móng tay cũng xong |
| That piece of job is easy to get done, it's just child's play. |