Definition

1. Noun:
   • A deck of playing cards: A complete set of cards used for playing card games, typically consisting of 52 cards divided into four suits.
   • A specific hand or combination in a card game: Can refer to the set of cards held by a player or a particular arrangement of cards in games like Tổ tôm or Tam cúc.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy mua một cỗ bài mới để chơi poker. (He bought a new deck of cards to play poker.)
  • Trong trò chơi này, cỗ bài của tôi rất tốt. (In this game, my hand is very good.)

Advanced Usage

• "bài ngửa": To show one's hand (literally, to lay cards face up); to reveal one's intentions or resources.
  • Cuối cùng, hắn đã phải bài ngửa và thú nhận. (Finally, he had to show his hand and confess.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bộ bài: Another common term for a deck of cards.
• Con bài: A single playing card.
• Chơi bài: To play cards.

Synonyms

• Tú lơ khơ: (From French "tout le coeur") A colloquial term for a standard 52-card deck.
• Bộ tú lơ khơ: Synonym for a deck of cards.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Đánh bài: To play a card game; can also mean to gamble.
  • Họ thường tụ tập để đánh bài vào cuối tuần. (They often gather to play cards on weekends.)
• Bài lá: Playing cards (general term).
  • Trò chơi bài lá rất phổ biến. (Card games are very popular.)

Related Idioms

• "Ngửa bài": See "bài ngửa" in Advanced Usage.
• "Được bài nào hay bài ấy": To make the best of what one has; to play the cards one is dealt.
  • Trong hoàn cảnh khó khăn, chúng tôi phải được bài nào hay bài ấy. (In difficult circumstances, we have to play the cards we are dealt.)