đánh chuyền
Definition
- Noun:
- A traditional Vietnamese children's game: A game typically played by girls, involving a small ball and ten short sticks (or sometimes small stones). The player tosses the ball into the air and must pick up a specific number of sticks from the ground before catching the ball again. The game progresses through increasingly difficult levels.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các bé gái đang chơi đánh chuyền trong sân. (The little girls are playing đánh chuyền in the yard.)
- Đánh chuyền là trò chơi dân gian phổ biến của Việt Nam. (Đánh chuyền is a popular Vietnamese folk game.)
Advanced Usage
- The game is often played in a sequence called "chuyền," where each level has a specific name and rule set (e.g., "một đôi," "hai đôi"). The player recites rhymes corresponding to each action.
Variants and Related Words
- Chơi chuyền (v): to play the game of .
- Bọn trẻ thích chơi chuyền sau giờ học. (The children like to play chuyền after school.)
Synonyms
- Jacks (or Jackstones): A somewhat similar Western children's game involving a ball and small objects, though the rules and tools differ.
- A children's stick-and-ball game.
Related Idioms
- While not a direct idiom, the phrase (to pass a ball) comes from sports and is unrelated to this specific game.