Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pose a riddle or a tricky question: To challenge someone by asking a difficult question or puzzle, often to test their knowledge or wit.
   • To bet, to wager: To make a bet or stake something on the outcome of an uncertain event.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to pose a riddle):

  • Giáo viên thường đánh đố học sinh với những câu hỏi hóc búa. (The teacher often poses tricky questions to challenge the students.)
  • Đừng có đánh đố tôi nữa, tôi không biết đáp án đâu. (Stop posing riddles to me; I don't know the answer.)

• Verb (to bet):

  • Họ đánh đố nhau xem đội bóng nào thắng. (They bet each other on which football team would win.)
  • Anh ấy đánh đố một trăm ngàn vào con ngựa số 3. (He wagered one hundred thousand on horse number 3.)

Advanced Usage

• The word can imply a sense of playful or competitive challenge, whether intellectual (riddles) or based on chance (bets).
• In informal contexts, "đánh đố" can sometimes carry a slight negative connotation of being unnecessarily difficult or tricky.

Variants and Related Words

• Cược (v): A more direct and common synonym for "to bet" or "to wager."
• Đố (v): To challenge with a question or puzzle. "Đánh đố" intensifies this meaning.

Synonyms

• To puzzle: To cause someone to feel confused because they cannot understand something.
• To challenge: To invite someone to engage in a contest or test of skills.
• To wager: To bet a sum of money on an outcome.

Related Idioms

• While "đánh đố" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is related to phrases about challenges and tests.
• Ra câu đố: To give a riddle. This is a common phrase for the act of posing a puzzle.

1. Bet
   • đánh đố nhau xem đội bóng nào thắng
     To bet on a football team