gá
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Definition
- Verb:
- To pawn; to pledge: To give a personal possession to someone as security for money borrowed, with the agreement that it can be reclaimed upon repayment.
- To keep a gambling house; to run a gambling den: To operate a place where illegal gambling activities are hosted for profit.
- (Archaic) To pledge or bind in a relationship: To enter into a binding union or partnership, most commonly used in the context of marriage.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ông ấy phải gá chiếc đồng hồ để có tiền. (He had to pawn his watch to get money.)
- Bọn tội phạm bị bắt vì gá bạc. (The criminals were arrested for running a gambling den.)
- Họ gá nghĩa vợ chồng vào mùa xuân năm ấy. (They pledged themselves as husband and wife that spring.)
Advanced Usage
- "gá thổ đổ hồ": (Archaic, derogatory) To run a brothel or a gambling den; to engage in a disreputable profession.
- Khu đó nổi tiếng vì có nhiều sòng bạc gá thổ đổ hồ. (That area is notorious for having many dens that run gambling and prostitution.)
Variants and Related Words
Gá nghĩa (v): (Archaic) To pledge love; to get married.
- Câu chuyện kể về đôi trai gái gá nghĩa với nhau. (The story is about a young couple who pledged their love to each other.)
Gá duyên (v): (Archaic) To bind in matrimony; to form a marital bond.
- Hai gia đình mong muốn cho con cái họ gá duyên. (The two families wished for their children to be united in marriage.)
Synonyms
- Pawn: To deposit as security for a loan.
- Pledge: To commit by a solemn promise.
- Operate: To manage or run (a business, often illicit).
Related Idioms
- Gá của ăn của để: To pawn valuable family assets. Implies pawning items that are meant to be preserved for future generations.
- Không đến bước đường cùng thì đừng gá của ăn của để. (Don't pawn the family treasures unless you are in dire straits.)
verb
- to pawn; to pledge
- gá bạcto keep a gambling-house
- gá nghĩa vợ chồngto get married