đánh bài
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Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To play cards: To participate in a game using a deck of playing cards, such as poker, bridge, or blackjack.
- (Vulgar, figurative) To scheme, to find a way: To seek a method or trick to achieve something, often in a cunning or deceptive manner.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Cuối tuần, họ thường tụ tập để đánh bài. (On weekends, they often gather to play cards.)
- Không nên đánh bài ăn tiền. (You shouldn't play cards for money.)
- (Figurative) Hắn ta đang đánh bài gì vậy? (What scheme is he trying to pull?)
Advanced Usage
- "đánh bài gian": To cheat at cards; to manipulate a card game dishonestly.
- Nó bị phát hiện đánh bài gian và bị đuổi khỏi bàn. (He was caught cheating at cards and was kicked off the table.)
- This phrase can also be used figuratively to mean acting in a deceitful or underhanded way in any situation.
Variants and Related Words
- Bài (n): Cards; can also refer to a lesson, a test, or a role.
- Bài bạc (n): Gambling (often involving card games).
- Chơi bài: A more neutral synonym for "to play cards."
- Sòng bài (n): Casino; gambling den.
Synonyms
- Chơi bài: To play cards (neutral).
- Cờ bạc (n/v): Gambling (broader term, often with negative connotation).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Đánh bài ngửa: (Lit: to play cards face-up). To act openly and honestly; to show one's hand/cards.
- Trong đàm phán, đôi khi tốt hơn là nên đánh bài ngửa. (In negotiations, it's sometimes better to be open and honest.)
- Đánh bài chuồn: (Lit: to play the "chuồn" card, a suit in Vietnamese cards). To escape, to slip away (from a situation).
- Thấy tình hình không ổn, nó đánh bài chuồn ngay. (Seeing the situation was bad, he slipped away immediately.)
Related Idioms
- Đánh bài trúng số: (Lit: to play cards and win the lottery). To have an unexpected, huge piece of luck.
- Mua được mảnh đất đó giá rẻ như đánh bài trúng số vậy. (Buying that land so cheaply was like hitting the jackpot.)
- Lật bài ngửa: (Lit: to turn the cards face-up). To reveal the truth, to disclose one's true intentions or situation.
- Đã đến lúc phải lật bài ngửa với đối tác. (It's time to show our cards to the partner.)
- Play cards