Definition

1. Noun:
   • Gambling, games of chance: "đỏ đen" refers to gambling activities, specifically games of chance like betting on red or black in roulette, or more broadly, any form of gambling involving money and luck.
   • The world of gambling, the gambling life: It can also metaphorically refer to the risky, uncertain lifestyle associated with gambling.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ta sa lầy vào cuộc đỏ đen. (He got bogged down in gambling.)
  • Cờ bạc đỏ đen đã phá hủy cuộc sống của anh ấy. (Gambling destroyed his life.)

Advanced Usage

• "Cuộc đỏ đen": The gambling game/world.
  • Anh ta không thể thoát khỏi cuộc đỏ đen. (He cannot escape the world of gambling.)
• "Say mê/vào cuộc đỏ đen": To be addicted to/enter into gambling.
  • Say mê đỏ đen, anh ta đã mất hết tài sản. (Addicted to gambling, he lost all his property.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cờ bạc (n): Gambling. This is a more general and common synonym.
• Đánh bạc (v): To gamble.
• Cá cược (n/v): Betting, to bet (can be in gambling or sports).

Synonyms

• Cờ bạc: Gambling.
• Trò may rủi: Game of chance.

Related Phrases

• "Đầu đỏ đít đen": (Idiom) Literally "red head, black bottom". This is a colloquial and somewhat vulgar idiom referring to a type of small, venomous snake. It is not a direct variant of "đỏ đen" (gambling) but is a separate phrase that coincidentally uses the same colors. It is included here due to the potential for confusion.
  • Khu rừng đó có nhiều rắn đầu đỏ đít đen. (That forest has many "red head, black bottom" snakes.)

Related Idioms

• "Được ăn cả, ngã về không": (Idiom) Literally "win all, lose nothing". This idiom perfectly captures the high-risk, all-or-nothing mentality of gambling, though it does not contain the word "đỏ đen".
  • Lối sống đỏ đen là được ăn cả, ngã về không. (The gambling lifestyle is all or nothing.)

1. Gambling
   • Say mê cuộc đỏ đen
     To be very fond of gambling