Definition

Noun: 1. A traditional Vietnamese children's game: A game played with two wooden sticks, one long and one short. Players use the long stick to hit the short stick, making it fly into the air, and then hit it again to send it as far as possible. Points are calculated based on distance. 2. The short stick used in this game: Refers specifically to the short wooden stick that is struck and launched in the game of khăng.

Usage Examples

• As the game:

  • Bọn trẻ trong làng thường chơi khăng dưới bóng cây đa. (The village children often play khăng under the banyan tree.)
  • Trò chơi dân gian "khăng" ngày càng ít phổ biến. (The folk game khăng is becoming less and less common.)

• As the playing object (the short stick):

  • Nó dùng cây gậy dài đánh khăng bay xa. (He used the long stick to hit the khăng far away.)
  • Đoạn khăng bị gãy sau cú đánh mạnh. (The khăng (short stick) broke after a powerful hit.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đánh khăng": To play the game of khăng; to hit the khăng (short stick).

  • Ông nội kể ngày xưa ông rất giỏi đánh khăng. (Grandfather said he was very good at playing khăng in the old days.)

• "Chơi khăng": To play the game of khăng.

  • Mùa hè, lũ trẻ lại tụ tập chơi khăng. (In the summer, the children gather to play khăng.)

Variants and Related Words

• Không applicable for this specific cultural term. is a distinct noun for a specific game and its equipment. There are no direct grammatical variants (like adjectives or verbs) derived from it in common usage.

Synonyms

• Trò chơi dân gian: Folk game. (This is a broader category that includes ).
• Trò chơi với gậy: Stick game. (A descriptive term, not a direct synonym).

Related Phrases

• "Một ván khăng": A round/match of .
  • Chúng tôi chơi một ván khăng cuối cùng trước khi về. (We played one final round of khăng before going home.)

Related Idioms

• Không applicable. is primarily a concrete noun for a specific game and does not commonly appear in idiomatic expressions.

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