chẵn lẻ

Thân thiện

Hai đứa trẻ chơi chẵn lẻ để xem ai được đi trước.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Odd-even game: A traditional Vietnamese children's guessing game, historically played with coins or small objects, where one player hides a number of items in their hand and the other player must guess whether the total number is odd or even.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bọn trẻ đang chơi chẵn lẻ. (The children are playing the odd-even game.)
  • Trong trò chơi chẵn lẻ, bạn phải đoán xem số lượng là chẵn hay lẻ. (In the odd-even game, you have to guess whether the quantity is even or odd.)

Advanced Usage

• The game can be used as a simple method of decision-making or to determine who goes first in another activity.
  • Chúng tôi dùng trò chẵn lẻ để chọn người chơi trước. (We used the odd-even game to choose who plays first.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trò chơi chẵn lẻ (n): The odd-even game. This is a more explicit full name for the game.

Synonyms

• Odd-or-even game: A direct English translation describing the same type of guessing game.

Related Idioms

• While "chẵn lẻ" itself is the name of a game, the concepts of "chẵn" (even) and "lẻ" (odd) are fundamental in mathematics and daily life for categorization.
  • Số nhà bên chẵn ở phía bên kia đường. (Even-numbered houses are on the other side of the street.)

Học thuật

1. Odd-even game