Definition

1. Noun:
   • A trick, a gimmick, or a scheme: Refers to a clever or cunning plan, action, or device, often with a playful or slightly mischievous connotation.
   • A thing of little consequence or value: Describes an action, event, or result that is insignificant, worthless, or comes to nothing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mày đã nghĩ ra trò trống gì chưa? (Have you thought up any trick yet?)
  • Công việc đó chẳng nên trò trống gì. (That work came to nothing / amounted to nothing.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in negative constructions (e.g., , ) to emphasize the insignificance or failure of an outcome.
  • Kế hoạch của họ cuối cùng chẳng ra trò trống gì. (Their plan ended up being worthless.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trò vè (n): A synonym, also meaning a trivial thing or a matter of no importance.
  • Chuyện đó chỉ là trò vè thôi. (That matter is just a trivial thing.)

Synonyms

• Trick: a cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit.
• Gimmick: a trick or device intended to attract attention.
• Nothing: the absence of anything significant or valuable.

Related Idioms

• Chẳng nên trò trống gì: to amount to nothing, to be worthless.
  • Mọi nỗ lực của nó đều chẳng nên trò trống gì. (All of his efforts amounted to nothing.)