đấu chọi

Hai con gà trống đang đấu chọi trong sân.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To fight (in a contest): Refers to animals, typically roosters or bulls, engaging in a physical fight, often in a staged competition or match.
   • To battle / to compete fiercely: Can describe a fierce, direct, and often physical competition or struggle between opponents.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hai con gà trống đang đấu chọi. (Two roosters are fighting.)
  • Hai công ty đó luôn đấu chọi để giành thị phần. (Those two companies are always battling to gain market share.)

Advanced Usage

• The term strongly implies a direct, confrontational, and often violent clash. It is most literally used for animal fights but is effectively used as a metaphor for intense human rivalry.

Variants and Related Words

• Chọi (v): to fight, to hit against each other. Often used in the same contexts (e.g., - cockfighting).
• Đấu (v): to fight, to compete, to duel. A more general term for combat or competition.

Synonyms

• To fight: To engage in a physical struggle.
• To battle: To fight strenuously.
• To clash: To come into conflict.
• To combat: To fight against.

Related Idioms

• Đấu chọi nhau như gà chọi: To fight each other like fighting cocks.
  • Hai đội bóng đấu chọi nhau như gà chọi. (The two soccer teams fought each other like fighting cocks.)