đánh đáo
Definition
Noun:
- A traditional children's game: "Đánh đáo" is a traditional Vietnamese street game where players use a larger "throwing stone" to knock smaller "target coins" out of a drawn circle.
Verb phrase:
- To play đánh đáo: The act of playing this specific game.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Trẻ em ngày xưa hay chơi đánh đáo. (Children in the old days often played đánh đáo.)
- Luật chơi đánh đáo khá đơn giản. (The rules of đánh đáo are quite simple.)
Verb phrase:
- Chúng tôi thường đánh đáo sau giờ học. (We used to play đánh đáo after school.)
Advanced Usage
- The game involves skill in throwing and aiming. The player who successfully knocks the most coins out of the circle wins the round or the coins themselves.
Variants and Related Words
- Đáo (n): Can refer to the small target coin or disc used in the game.
- Chơi đáo (v): A less common variant meaning to play the game.
Synonyms
- A pitching game: A general term for games involving throwing an object at a target.
- A traditional pitching game: Specifies the cultural and historical aspect.
Related Idioms
- While "đánh đáo" itself is not typically part of idioms, the concept sometimes appears in phrases recalling childhood, e.g., (remembering the time of playing ).