bốc nọc
Definition
- Verb:
- To draw a card from the deck: In card games, this refers to the action of taking a card from the face-down pile (the draw pile or stock) to add to one's hand.
- To draw from the stock: A specific term used in various Vietnamese card games, indicating the player's turn to take an unknown card from the central pile.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đến lượt tôi, tôi phải bốc nọc. (It's my turn, I have to draw a card from the deck.)
- Anh ấy bốc nọc và được một quân bài rất tốt. (He drew from the stock and got a very good card.)
- Không còn bài trên tay, cô ấy buộc phải bốc nọc. (Having no playable cards in hand, she was forced to draw from the deck.)
Advanced Usage
- "Bốc nọc" trong bài Tá lả (Phỏm): In the game of "Tá lả" (Vietnamese Rummy), "bốc nọc" specifically means drawing a card from the face-down stock pile when a player cannot or chooses not to pick up the face-up discard.
- "Bốc nọc" trong bài Tiến lên: In the game "Tiến lên" (Vietnamese card game similar to Thirteen), it can refer to drawing cards from the remaining deck at the beginning of a round or in certain variations.
Variants and Related Words
- Bốc bài: A more general term for drawing or picking up a card.
- Nọc: The noun referring to the face-down draw pile or stock in a card game.
- Rút bài: Another general phrase meaning to draw a card.
Synonyms
- Rút một lá bài từ bộ bài: To draw a card from the deck.
- Lấy bài từ nọc: To take a card from the stock.
Related Phrases (Contextual Equivalents)
- Draw (a card): The direct English equivalent in game terminology.
- It's your turn to draw. (Đến lượt bạn bốc nọc.)
- Pick up from the stock: A descriptive phrase in English card game rules.
- Take from the deck: A common instructional phrase.