hòn đáo
Definition
- Noun:
- A small stone or pebble used in traditional children's games: Specifically refers to a small, often flat, stone used as a playing piece in games like "chơi đáo" (a game similar to marbles or knucklebones, where players flick stones to hit targets or into holes).
- The game piece itself: The token used in such games.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bọn trẻ tìm những hòn đáo bằng phẳng để chơi. (The children look for flat pebbles to play with.)
- Trong trò chơi, hòn đáo của nó bay xa nhất. (In the game, his/her game piece flew the farthest.)
Advanced Usage
- "Chơi đáo": To play the traditional game using these pebbles.
- Ông nội tôi kể ngày xưa ông hay chơi đáo. (My grandfather tells stories about how he used to play the pebble game.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đáo (n): Can be a shortened, colloquial form for "hòn đáo" or refer to the act of flicking the piece in the game.
- Chơi bi (v): To play marbles (a related traditional game using glass balls instead of stones).
Synonyms
- Hòn sỏi: A small stone or pebble (more general term, not specific to the game).
- Viên đá nhỏ: A small stone.
Related Phrases
- Đánh đáo: To flick or shoot the game piece in the traditional game.
- Nó đánh đáo rất giỏi. (He/She is very good at flicking the game piece.)
Related Idioms
- (Không commonly used in idioms): The word "hòn đáo" itself is not typically found in Vietnamese idioms. It is primarily a concrete noun for an object in a specific game.