nhà gá
Definition
- Noun:
- Gambling house owner: A person who organizes and runs a gambling establishment, often taking a cut or "commission" (hồ) from the bets.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cảnh sát đã bắt giữ nhà gá cùng nhiều con bạc. (The police arrested the gambling house owner along with many gamblers.)
- Nhà gá thường thu lợi từ các sòng bạc bất hợp pháp. (A gambling house owner often profits from illegal gambling dens.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "nhà gá" is specific and often carries a negative connotation, associated with illegal or underground gambling operations. It is not a formal or legal business title.
Variants and Related Words
- Chủ sòng bạc: Casino owner or gambling den owner. This is a more general term.
- Người tổ chức đánh bạc: Gambling organizer.
- Cái: A slang term for the "house" or the dealer/banker in some gambling games, which is the entity the nhà gá controls.
Synonyms
- Gambling den keeper
- Gaming house operator
Related Phrases
- Làm nhà gá: To operate as a gambling house owner.
- Hắn ta đã làm nhà gá suốt mười năm. (He has been operating as a gambling house owner for ten years.)
Related Idioms
- Ăn của nhà gá: Literally "to eat from the gambling house owner". This idiom implies taking advantage of or profiting from a risky or illicit situation organized by someone else, often without sharing the risk.
- Hắn chỉ giữ tiền, không đánh bạc, thật là ăn của nhà gá. (He only holds the money and doesn't gamble, truly profiting from the house without risk.)
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Gambling house owner