tay chơi
Definition
- Noun:
- A player / A bon vivant: A person who habitually seeks and indulges in worldly, often extravagant or hedonistic, pleasures. The term often carries a connotation of being a connoisseur of leisure, entertainment, and sometimes vice.
- A playboy / A rake: Specifically refers to a man who is devoted to a life of pleasure, especially one involving romantic or sexual escapades and a carefree, spendthrift lifestyle. It implies a certain level of skill or reputation in these pursuits.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ta nổi tiếng là một tay chơi sành điệu ở Sài Gòn. (He is famous for being a stylish bon vivant in Saigon.)
- Cậu ấy không phải là một tay chơi thực thụ. (He is not a true playboy.)
- Giới tay chơi thường tụ tập ở những câu lạc bộ đắt tiền. (The circle of players often gathers at expensive clubs.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used semi-admiringly to denote someone with refined tastes in pleasure (), but more frequently it is used critically or descriptively to label someone as frivolous, decadent, or morally lax.
- It can be part of compound nouns where "tay" implies a person skilled or experienced in a particular (often dubious) field.
Variants and Related Words
- Tay ăn chơi (n): A direct synonym, emphasizing the "playing and enjoying" aspect.
- Hắn là một tay ăn chơi khét tiếng. (He is a notorious pleasure-seeker.)
- Dân chơi (n): A more modern, slang term with a similar meaning, often used in contemporary contexts.
- Phong cách của dân chơi Hà Nội. (The style of Hanoi's players.)
Synonyms
- Playboy: A man who spends his time pursuing pleasure, especially in relationships with women.
- Bon vivant: A person who enjoys a sociable and luxurious lifestyle.
- Rake: A fashionable or wealthy man of immoral or promiscuous habits.
- Hedonist: A person who believes that pleasure is the most important thing in life.
- Profligate: A licentious, dissolute person.
Related Idioms
- Tay chơi hệ sang chảnh: A modern, internet-slang idiom meaning "a player of the luxurious/classy system," highlighting a focus on high-end, fashionable pleasures.
- Anh ấy đúng là tay chơi hệ sang chảnh. (He is truly a player in the luxurious league.)