Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To lose at gambling: To suffer a loss of money or valuables while participating in games of chance, such as cards, dice, or betting.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Anh ta đã thua bạc rất nhiều tiền. (He lost a lot of money gambling.)
  • Thua bạc có thể dẫn đến nợ nần. (Losing at gambling can lead to debt.)
  • Sau khi thua bạc, anh ấy hứa sẽ không bao giờ chơi nữa. (After losing at gambling, he promised never to play again.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase can be intensified to describe a total loss.
  • thua bạc sạch túi: to lose everything, to be cleaned out (from gambling).

    • Ông ấy chơi bài và thua bạc sạch túi. (He played cards and was cleaned out.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thua cuộc (v): to lose a game or competition (general, not specific to gambling).

  • Đội của chúng tôi đã thua cuộc. (Our team lost the match.)

• Cờ bạc (n): gambling.

  • Cờ bạc là một thói quen nguy hiểm. (Gambling is a dangerous habit.)

Synonyms

• To lose money gambling: The most direct synonym.
• To drop a bundle (slang): To lose a large amount of money gambling.

Related Idioms

• Thua bạc sạt nghiệp: to lose one's fortune through gambling.
  • Câu chuyện cảnh báo về những người thua bạc sạt nghiệp. (The story warns about people who lose their fortune through gambling.)