Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cheat, to swindle: To deceive someone dishonestly, especially to gain money or an advantage.
   • To trick, to fool: To make someone believe something that is not true.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nó bịp tôi mua chiếc điện thoại giả. (He cheated me into buying a fake phone.)
  • Trò chơi bài đó hoàn toàn là bịp. (That card game is a complete swindle.)
  • Hắn ta nghĩ có thể bịp được cảnh sát. (He thought he could fool the police.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "bịp" often implies a cunning, premeditated deception, commonly associated with scams, rigged games, or dishonest sales.
• "Cờ bạc bịp": refers specifically to cheating in gambling or using marked cards/dice.

Variants and Related Words

• Lừa bịp (v): to swindle, to defraud (a stronger, more formal compound).
  • Công ty đó lừa bịp hàng trăm nhà đầu tư. (That company defrauded hundreds of investors.)
• Trò bịp (n): a scam, a swindle, a trick.
  • Lời hứa của hắn chỉ là một trò bịp. (His promise was just a scam.)

Synonyms

• Cheat: To act dishonestly to gain an advantage.
• Swindle: To use deception to deprive someone of money or possessions.
• Trick: To deceive or outwit someone.
• Con: (informal) To trick someone, often in a clever way.

Related Idioms

• Cờ gian bạc bịp: A proverb meaning "crooked cards, cheating gambling," used to describe any situation full of deception and trickery.
  • Thương trường đôi khi cũng là nơi cờ gian bạc bịp. (The business world can sometimes be a place of deception and trickery.)

verb

1. To cheat, to swindle
   • cờ bạc bịp
     to cheat at games
   • nó không bịp được ai
     he cannot swindle anyone, he cannot fool anyone