馬

chữ Hán form of mã (“(xiangqi, chess) a knight; any piece labeled with 馬 (black)”).


bi

cục (classifier)
hòn (classifier)
viên (classifier)

Borrowed from French bille (“marble, ball”).

bắn bi

bi cái


u

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(children's games) a game consists of two teams, where the offensive player has to chant ⟨u⟩ during offense


將

tướng (romanization)
tương (romanization)

Chữ Hán form of tướng (“(xiangqi) a piece labeled with the character 將 in black”).


game

trò chơi điện tử
trò chơi điện tử#Vietnamese

(video games) Synonym of trò chơi điện tử (“a video game”)


già

From Proto-Vietic *k-raː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kraʔ ~ *(k)rah. Cognate with Muong khà, Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰraː¹, Bahnar kră.
Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese già in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), a dictionary based chiefly on the Northern dialects. The modern North Central form descended from an unattested Middle Vietnamese form, which derived from an unattested non-Northern Old Vietnamese form.
The standard written Vietnamese form is irregular (the expected form would be **sa), while the North Central form shows the shift from *k-r to *k-l observable in several other instances: compare sâu and trâu (“caterpillar”), sừng and trừng (“horn”). See giòi (“maggot”), giữa (“middle”) for other instances of mainstream Vietnamese ‹gi› from initial *k-r.

nước nóng già

dọa già dọa non

nước ô-xi già


xe

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 車 (“vehicle”, SV: xa). Compare hè and hạ, chè and trà.

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">xa</i>

vi-etym-sino

(xiangqi) chariot, a piece labeled with the characters 車 /车 (xa, black) and 俥 /伡 (red)


bàn

Sino-Vietnamese word from 盤 (“plate; board game”).

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bàn

bàn thắng

thua 2 bàn

(sports, games) indicates a single score or goal


vua

vi-noun

(classifier vị, nhà, ông) vua • (𤤰, 𢃊, 𪻟)

vị (classifier)
nhà (classifier)
ông (classifier)
𤤰 (CJK)
𢃊 (CJK)
𪻟 (CJK)
con (classifier)
bua (alternative)

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The Northern Middle Vietnamese form ꞗua (“king”) with lenition is attested in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum.
Compare North Central Vietnamese bua without lenition and the compound phân bua. Compare also Mang pua² and Tai Dam ꪜꪺ, borrowed from an older form of Vietnamese. Cognate with Chut [Mày] tapuo¹ (Babaev & Samarina, 2018).
Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 𢃊, composed of 司 (MC si) + 布 (MC puH) (modern SV: tư bố).


gà

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From Proto-Vietic *r-kaː. Cognate with Muong Bi ca, Thavung กา. Compare Khmer រកា (rɔɔrɔkaa, “Year of the Rooster”).
The sense of "inexperienced" comes from a ranking in the video game Gunbound.

quote-web

2021 June 14, Mặt Trứng, “Phá đảo, gà, ra chợ và nguồn gốc của những thuật ngữ mà chỉ các game thủ thế hệ 8-9x mới hiểu được”, in GameK.vn:
Thế nên, ở thời điểm bấy giờ, nếu như gặp phải một đối thủ có hình "gà con" trong game, đa số người chơi đều mặc định luôn đó là những gã có kỹ năng tệ hại, và từ đó, thuật ngữ gà ra đời.
(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Gà lần nào cũng thua thì đánh làm gì.

Every time you/they up the ante, you/they lose, so why bother?

Cờ đương bí, ông ấy chỉ gà cho một nước mà thành thắng.

In a stalemate, he gave up a single turn which meant giving up a victory.

(board games) to give a hint or tip; to forgo a turn


nước

Likely related to bước (“to step”) through an infixed form.

nước cờ khôn ngoan


mã

1915: Phan Kế Bính, "Tang ma" [Obsequies], Việt Nam phong tục [Vietnamese customs]

Some households burn joss paper at the house, while others burn it at the temple.

Nhà thì đốt mã tại gia, nhà thì đốt mã tại chùa.

đốt mã


mã

(xiangqi) horse, a piece labeled with the characters 馬 /马 (mǎ, black) and 傌 /㐷 (red)


hoa

Sino-Vietnamese word from 花. The "capital" sense probably comes from the flourishes of the cursive capital letters that are commonly taught in elementary schools; even cursive lower-case letters don't have as many flourishes, which explains the distinction.
The form ba is attested in some Central dialects, most notably from the placename Đông Ba.


heo

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">hào</i>

vi-etym-sino

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 豪 (SV: hào)

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) a pig (mammal of genus Sus)


trâu

From Proto-Vietic *c-luː. Cognate with North Central Vietnamese tru, Muong tlu, Old Mon jlow (“ox, bull, cattle”) (whence Mon ဂၠဴ, Nyah Kur chǝlòw), Mang løː⁶ and Phong-Kniang jlǝːw.
Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese tlâu in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). The modern North Central forms are not reflexes of this form, but descended from an unattested non-Northern Middle Vietnamese form.
Khmer ឆ្លូវ (chləw, “Year of the Ox”) was borrowed from a Vietic variety, and thus is not an inherited cognate of the terms listed above.

tâu (alternative)
tu (alternative)
tru (alternative)

Con boss game này trâu quá.

This game's boss is super tough (to beat).

(slang, video games) enduring; tough; hard


tốt

Cognate with Muong Bi thốch (“good, beautiful”).

gạo tốt

người tốt

good, as in high-quality, well-made, well executed, good-natured or ethical; compare hay (“good as in inventive, brilliant or entertaining”) and giỏi (“good as in skilled or competent”)


tốt

con (classifier)
quân (classifier)
chốt (alternative)

(xiangqi) soldier, a piece labeled with the characters 卒 (black) and 兵 (binh, red)


cờ vây

[kəː˨˩ vəj˧˧]

[kəː˦˩ vəj˧˧]

[kəː˨˩ vəj˧˧]

[kəː˨˩ jəj˧˧]

cờ (“board game with pieces or tokens”) + vây (“to encircle; to surround”), calque of Chinese 圍棋 /围棋 (vi kì). Compare Japanese 囲碁 (igo).
Attested in the Dictionarium anamitico-latinum (1772 manuscript), listed alongside cờ tướng, cờ tiên and cờ song lục as various board games.


máu

head

泖, 𧖱, 𧖰, 卯, 毛

vi-noun

泖, 𧖱, 𧖰, 卯, 毛

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From Proto-Vietic *t-muːʔ (“sap”).
For the semantic development, compare Albanian gjak, Javanese getih, Tagalog dugô, all mean "blood". See also máu mủ.


đánh

head

đánh • (打, 𢱏)

vi-verb

đánh • (打, 𢱏)

Audio (Hà Nội)

From Proto-Vietic *taːɲʔ; cognate with Muong đénh. Related to Chinese 打 (MC taengX|tengX, “to hit, to strike”) (SV: đả).

ltc-l

đánh cầu lông/bóng chuyền/bóng chày

đánh/chơi cờ/bài

đánh bạc

(sports, board games, card games, gambling) to play a game that involves striking or slamming with one's hands or something you hold; compare đá (“to kick; to play a sport that involves kicking”)


mục

Sino-Vietnamese word from 目. The go sense is an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 目 (me).

obor

[mʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]

[mʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[mʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

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thắng 3 mục


xì phé

[sɪj˦˩ fɛ˨˩˦]

[sɪj˨˩ fɛ˦˥]

From Cantonese, from English ace + pair. Compare Cantonese 啤牌 (pe1 paai4-2).


xì tố

From Cantonese, from English ace + tố (“to raise (in a poker game)”).


sòng bạc

[sawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʂawŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[sɔŋ˦˩ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʂawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]

[sawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]


cối xay

vi:Cây cối xay
vi:Cối xay (cờ vua)
vi:Cối xay thóc

(chess) a windmill; seesaw (a kind of move)


tượng

(xiangqi) elephant, a piece labeled with the characters 象 (xiàng, black) and 相 (tướng, red)


pháo

khẩu (classifier)
cỗ (classifier)
con (classifier)

→ Tai Dam: ꪠ꪿ꪱꪫ

(xiangqi) cannon, a piece labeled with the characters 砲 /炮 (pháo, black) and 炮 (red)


diều

cái (classifier)
𠺧 (CJK)
điều (alternative)


nhảy

head

𧿆, 跳, 𧻭, 䟢, 𬦮

vi-verb

𧿆, 跳, 𧻭, 䟢, 𬦮

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From Proto-Vietic *ʄas (“to jump”). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] jal⁵.

Chiều nay nhảy không?

to dance as a form of hobby, recreation, or entertainment


bồi

Probably from French boy (“male servant”), from English boy (“male servant”).


đánh bạc

[ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗan˦˥ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]

đánh (“to beat; to hit”) + bạc (“gamble”, as in cờ bạc).

com

as in <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">cờ bạc</i>


con bạc

[kɔn˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ]

[kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]

con (classifier for person held in low respect) + bạc (“gamble”, as in cờ bạc).


kì

Sino-Vietnamese word from 期 (“period, term”).

vi-etym-sino

kì thi

Mỗi môn học được giảng dạy trong 03 (ba) kì.

2022, Vietnamese Ministry of Education & Training, Thông tư số 15/2022/TT-BGDĐT, điều 9 §2:

Each subject is taught in 03 (three) terms.

period, term (recurring interval of time)


sĩ

sĩ nông công thương

intelligentsia, peasants, craftsmen, and merchants

(xiangqi) an advisor, a piece labeled with the characters 士 (shì, black) and 仕 (sĩ, red)


khàn

(card games) a set of three of the same card


múa

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 舞 (SV: vũ). Cognate with Chut [Rục] kumúa.
This item was borrowed sometime after the OC stage, when the rime had already shifted (based on the Chứt lemma, which still preserves the trace of OC pre-initial *k- according to BS, the timing of the borrowing wouldn't have been very far off). For a similar case of borrowing, compare búa.

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">vũ</i>

vi-etym-sino

múa bụng

múa lân

múa quạt

Và từ sau hôm đó
Họ sánh bước bên nhau
Anh cúi sát mái đầu
Cùng người yêu anh nói:
“Nếu anh có con gái
Nó sẽ múa như em”
Cô mỉm cười tiếp thêm:
“Trai, em cho học nhạc”

1963, Xuân Quỳnh, “Ghét [Hate]”, in Chồi biếc [Green Buds]:

Since that day
They’re always together
He bows near her head
And tells her:
“If I have a girl
She will dance like you”
She smiles and follows:
“If it’s a boy, he’ll be a musician”

to dance religiously or artistically by making movements with one's body and limbs

nhảy

to dance for entertainment, usually incorporate a wider variety of body movements


đẳng

Sino-Vietnamese word from 等 (“rank, grade”).

nhất đẳng/đẳng 1
1 dan; shodan

Murata/Suzuki bảy/thất đẳng
7-dan Murata/Suzuki


đôi

From Proto-Vietic *toːj, a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 對 (“pair, double”, SV: đối). Compare Iu Mien doix (“classifier for pairs or couples”).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">đối</i>


quy

qui (alternative)
Qui (alternative)
Quy (alternative)


lơ

Distinction of blue and green in various languages

Borrowed from French bleu (“blue; billiard chalk”).

Audio (Hà Nội)


quả cầu tuyết

[kwaː˧˨ kəw˦˩ twiək̚˦˧˥]

[waː˨˩˦ kəw˨˩ t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˦˥]


oẳn tù tì

[ʔwaŋ˧˨ tʊw˦˩ tɪj˦˩]

[(ʔ)waŋ˨˩˦ tʊw˨˩ tɪj˨˩]

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Oẳn tù tì, ra cái gì, ra cái này

Rock paper scissors, what I got, I got this.

Lúc cưới nhau rồi, anh chị vẫn giữ thói quen trò chơi cũ. Trưa cũng như chiều, ăn cơm xong anh chị lại chơi oẳn tù tì, ai thua rửa chén, ai thắng ngồi gác chân cười ha hả trêu tức người thua.

2011, Lê Đức Quang, “Oẳn tù tì”, in Dịu dàng ơi!, Công ty Văn hóa Hương Trang:

They still kept the habit of playing the game [of rock paper scissors] after they got married. After both lunch and dinner they would play a game of rock paper scissors, and whoever lost would wash the dishes, teased by the winner who would laugh and sit with their feet up.


oẳn tù tì

[ʔwaŋ˧˨ tʊw˦˩ tɪj˦˩]

[(ʔ)waŋ˨˩˦ tʊw˨˩ tɪj˨˩]


búp bê

[ʔɓup̚˧˦ ʔɓe˧˧]

[ʔɓup̚˦˧˥ ʔɓej˧˧]

[ʔɓʊp̚˦˥ ʔɓej˧˧]


đầm

North Central Vietnam form of dầm (“to soak”)


Héc-quyn

[hɛk̚˦˥ wɨn˧˧]

From French Hercule (“Hercules; Heracles”). As with other French words with a mute h, the h is "unmuted", making this also a partial orthographic borrowing from French. The "Forbidden One" sense comes from the fact that this "Forbidden One" has infinite attack strength, and that the manga series as well as the card game Yu-Gi-Oh!, in its Chinese bootleg form, peaked during the same period as the airing of the TV show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

(colloquial, card games) "Forbidden One", a series of 5 cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game


bài Ma-ghích

[ʔɓaːj˨˩ maː˧˧ ɣïk̟̚˧˦]

[ʔɓaːj˦˩ maː˧˧ ɣɨt̚˦˧˥]

[ʔɓaːj˨˩ maː˧˧ ɣɨt̚˦˥]

bài (“card, card game”) + mispronunciation of English magic

(card games, colloquial) Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game


kết giới

[ket̚˧˦ zəːj˧˦]

[ket̚˦˧˥ jəːj˨˩˦]

[kəːt̚˦˥ jəːj˦˥]

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 結界, from Japanese 結界, introduced in Japanese manga

(fiction, fantasy, manga, anime, video games) energy barrier/shield, forcefield


kì thủ

[kɪj˦˩ tʰʊw˧˨]

[kɪj˨˩ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

(competitive board games) a board game player


nhép

From French trèfle (literally “clovers”).


rô

Corruption of ca-rô, borrowed from French carreau


ca-rô

[kaː˧˧ ɹo˧˧]

[kaː˧˧ ɹow˧˧]

[kaː˧˧ ɹow˧˧]

đánh ca-rô


cờ

head

cờ • (碁, 棊, 棋, 𬄯)

vi-noun

cờ • (碁, 棊, 棋, 𬄯)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 棋 (“chess”, SV: kì).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">kì</i>

vi-etym-sino

a board game in which there are pieces, such as chess, go, shogi, xiangqi, etc., or tokens such as bootleg Monopoly, Ludo, etc.


tướng

(xiangqi) general, a piece labeled with the characters 將 /将 (black) and 帥 /帅 (soái, red)


đọ mắt

[ʔɗɔ˧˨ʔ mat̚˧˦]

[ʔɗɔ˨˩ʔ mak̚˦˧˥]

[ʔɗɔ˨˩˨ mak̚˦˥]

đọ (“to compete, contend, contest”) + mắt


cuồng sát

[kuəŋ˨˩ saːt̚˧˦]

[kuəŋ˦˩ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥]

[kuəŋ˦˩ saːk̚˦˧˥]

[kuəŋ˨˩ ʂaːk̚˦˥]

[kuəŋ˨˩ saːk̚˦˥]

From cuồng (狂) (“crazy”) + sát (殺) (“to kill”), probable calque of Chinese 殺人狂 /杀人狂 (sát nhân cuồng).

cal

<i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">sát nhân</i> cuồng

(video games, slang) to have a strong urge to kill


xào

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 炒 (“stir fry”, SV: sao).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">sao</i>

vi-etym-sino

Để tao xào bài cho chắc ăn.

Let me shuffle the cards just to be sure.


tứ quý

[tɨ˨˩˦ kwɪj˨˩˦]

[tɨ˦˥ wɪj˦˥]

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 四季 (“four seasons”).


xí ngầu

cục (classifier)
hột (classifier)
viên (classifier)

[si˧˦ ŋəw˨˩]

[sɪj˨˩˦ ŋəw˦˩]

[sɪj˦˥ ŋəw˨˩]

Contracted from xập xí xập ngầu, probably from Cantonese 十四 (sap6 sei3; thập tứ, “fourteen”) + 十五 (sap6 ng5; thập ngũ, “fifteen”); pronunciation may also have been influenced by Teochew

bor

dice (polyhedron used in games of chance)


vẹt

Bruguiera, six species of mangrove plants of coastal areas from east Africa to northern Australia.


ván

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 盤 (SV: bàn).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">bàn</i>

vi-etym-sino

đánh 2 ván bài/cờ

to play 2 card games/games of xiangqi/chess


cờ tỉ phú

[kəː˨˩ ti˧˩ fu˧˦]

[kəː˦˩ tɪj˧˨ fʊw˨˩˦]

[kəː˨˩ tɪj˨˩˦ fʊw˦˥]

cờ (“board game with pieces or tokens”) + tỉ phú (“billionaire”)

com

a Vietnamese bootleg version of Monopoly, featuring fake Vietnamese dong bills, localized streets and bus stations instead of train stations


cờ cá ngựa

[kəː˨˩ kaː˧˦ ŋɨə˧˨ʔ]

[kəː˦˩ kaː˨˩˦ ŋɨə˨˩ʔ]

[kəː˨˩ kaː˦˥ ŋɨə˨˩˨]

cờ (“board game”) + cá ngựa (“seahorse”).


xổ số

xổ (“to dump”, as in dumping a number ball from the lottery machine) + số (“number”)

(gambling) lottery (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance)


cờ vua

[kəː˨˩ vuə˧˧]

[kəː˦˩ vuə˧˧]

[kəː˨˩ vuə˧˧]

[kəː˨˩ juə˧˧]

From cờ (“board game with pieces or tokens”) + vua (“monarch”), ultimately a calque of Persian شاه (šâh, “king”) (> شاهمات (šâh-mât, “checkmate”)), through a European source like French échec (“check”), échecs (“chess”). Compare cờ tướng (“xiangqi”, literally “general board game”).


phăng teo

[faŋ˧˧ tɛw˧˧]

[faŋ˧˧ tɛw˧˧]

[faŋ˧˧ tɛw˧˧]


tú lơ khơ

[tu˧˦ ləː˧˧ xəː˧˧]

[tʊw˨˩˦ ləː˧˧ kʰəː˧˧]

[tʊw˨˩˦ ləː˧˧ xəː˧˧]

[tʊw˦˥ ləː˧˧ kʰəː˧˧]

[tʊw˦˥ ləː˧˧ xəː˧˧]

From Mandarin 杜拉克 (dùlākè, đỗ lạp khắc), from Russian дура́к (durák).

(Northern Vietnam, dated, card games) playing cards


chầu văn

[t͡ɕəw˨˩ van˧˧]

[t͡ɕəw˦˩ vaŋ˧˧]

[cəw˨˩ vaŋ˧˧]

[cəw˨˩ jaŋ˧˧]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 朝 (“to pay homage/to perform the morning ceremony”, SV: triều) and 文 ("culture"/"literature", perhaps from a historical reading as "ceremony/ritual").

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">triều</i>

vi-etym-sino

kind of musical trance ritual associated with Đạo Mẫu


cơ thủ

[kəː˧˧ tʰu˧˩]

[kəː˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]

[kəː˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-cơ thủ.wav


trốn tìm

[ʈoŋ˦˧˥ tim˦˩]

[ʈoŋ˦˥ tim˨˩]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-trốn tìm.wav


năm mười

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-năm mười.wav

From năm (“five”) + mười (“ten”), from one of the game mechanics whereby the seeker must close their eyes and count "five, ten, fifteen, twenty,..., one hundred" while the other players are going hiding.

(games) the Vietnamese version of hide and seek


Minecraft

[maːj˧˧ kəː˨˩ ɹaːp̚˧˦]

[maːj˧˧ kəː˨˩ zaːp̚˧˦]

[maːj˧˧ kəː˦˩ ɹaːp̚˦˧˥]

[maːj˧˧ kəː˨˩ ɹaːp̚˦˥]

Unadapted borrowing from English Minecraft.

ubor

Ngoài việc dựng các công trình trong nước, nhóm dự định làm thêm các điểm đến nổi tiếng quốc tế để thu hút sự chú ý của cộng đồng Minecraft nước ngoài.

In addition to building domestic structures, the group plans to create more popular international destinations to attract the attention of the foreign Minecraft community.


bờ

bờ biển


thủ

cơ thủ

kì thủ

game thủ


tò he

kind of toy made from edible glutinous rice powder


chiếu

Chiếu tướng/vua!

chiếu hết/bí


đại kiện tướng

[ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ kiən˧˨ʔ tɨəŋ˧˦]

[ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ kiəŋ˨˩ʔ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ kiəŋ˨˩˨ tɨəŋ˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大 (“great”) and 健將 (“master sportsperson”), calque of English grandmaster


chơi điện tử

[t͡ɕəːj˧˧ ʔɗiən˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˩]

[t͡ɕəːj˧˧ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˨]

[cəːj˧˧ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˦]

Clipping of trò chơi điện tử (“video game”)


bi-a

[ʔɓi˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]

[ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]

[ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]

bi a (alternative)
bi da (alternative)
bida (alternative)

(games) billiards; cue sports (generally, but often snooker)


chắn

variation of tổ tôm in which a player is said to ù (i.e. to win) if he/she has enough card suites of the same type


điếm

Thằng đó điếm lắm!

(colloquial, Southern Vietnam, games) being a cheater


sấy

From Proto-Vietic *c-riːʔ. Cognate with Muong Bi khể, Chut [Rục] cəriː⁴.

(shooter video games slang) to shoot at a target repeatedly and intensively


súc sắc

[ʂʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ ʂak̚˦˧˥]

[sʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ sak̚˦˧˥]

[ʂʊwk͡p̚˦˥ ʂak̚˦˥]


kéo co

[kɛw˧˦ kɔ˧˧]

[kɛw˨˩˦ kɔ˧˧]

[kɛw˦˥ kɔ˧˧]


chuồn

→ Khmer: ជួង (cuəng)


hoà

Sino-Vietnamese word from 和. Doublet of hùa. Compare Thai ฮั้ว (húua).

(games, sports) tied; deadlocked; stalemated; at a draw


ba lê

[ʔɓaː˧˧ le˧˧]

[ʔɓaː˧˧ lej˧˧]

[ʔɓaː˧˧ lej˧˧]

múa ba lê


tiến lên

[tiəŋ˦˧˥ len˧˧]

[tiəŋ˦˥ ləːn˧˧]


kính vạn hoa

vi-noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) kính vạn hoa • (鏡萬華)

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
鏡萬華 (CJK)

[kïŋ˧˦ vaːn˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˧]

[kɨn˦˧˥ vaːŋ˨˩ʔ hwaː˧˧]

[kɨn˦˥ vaːŋ˨˩˨ waː˧˧]

[kɨn˦˥ jaːŋ˨˩˨ waː˧˧]

Partial calque of Japanese 万華鏡 (mangekyō, vạn hoa kính).

pcal

a kaleidoscope (tube of mirrors rotated to produce symmetrical designs)


Tây du kí

[təj˧˧ jʊw˧˧ kɪj˨˩˦]

[təj˧˧ jʊw˧˧ kɪj˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Tây du kí.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 西遊記, composed of 西 (“west”), 遊 (“to travel”) and 記 (“record”), from Chinese 西遊記 /西游记 (Xīyóujì).

vi-etym-sino

(literature) Journey to the West, one of China's Four Great Classical Novels


bóng bay

[ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ ʔɓaj˧˧]

[ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔɓaj˧˧]

[ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓaj˧˧]

[ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧]


rồng rắn lên mây

[ʐəwŋ͡m˦˩ ʐaŋ˦˧˥ len˧˧ məj˧˧]

[ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩ ɹaŋ˦˥ ləːn˧˧ məj˧˧]

Literally, “dragons and snakes ascend above the clouds”.

lit

kind of children's game in which the loser ("it") of a choosing game (such as rock-paper-scissors) tries to "tag" the person at the tail end of a line formed by the winners who all try to block the loser, after the line has "marched" around and finished singing the children's song associated with this game (which starts with the phrase rồng rắn lên mây); if the loser succeeds in "tagging" that person, the latter will become the next loser (the next "it")


nhảy múa

[ɲaj˧˩ muə˧˦]

[ɲaj˧˨ muə˨˩˦]

[ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ muə˦˥]


tịnh

A non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 象 (SV: tượng), perhaps used to make it more audibly distinct from tướng (“general”), especially in central dialects in which these two may sound too similar.

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">tượng</i>

vi-etym-sino

(xiangqi, chess) Alternative form of tượng (“elephant; bishop”)


pháo lồng

[faːw˧˦ ləwŋ͡m˨˩]

[faːw˨˩˦ ləwŋ͡m˦˩]

[faːw˦˥ ləwŋ͡m˨˩]

pháo (“cannon”) + lồng (“to put one into another”).

com

(xiangqi) a checkmate resulting from two cannons aligning with an exposed general on a non-diagonal line, in which the rear cannon is ready to check, and the front one can check if the general's controller futilely attempts to shield it with another piece


bảo bối

[ʔɓaːw˧˩ ʔɓoj˧˦]

[ʔɓaːw˧˨ ʔɓoj˨˩˦]

[ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ ʔɓoj˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寶貝 (“precious shell”), from Chinese 寶貝 /宝贝 (bǎobèi). See also Chinese 神奇寶貝 /神奇宝贝 (Thần kì Bảo bối, “Pokémon”, literally “Magical Babies”).

cog

(uncommon, in translations from Chinese bootleg DVDs) Short for bảo bối thần kì (“Pokémon”).


tổ tôm

Probably a corrupted reading of 聚三 (SV: tụ tam).

kind of traditional Vietnamese card game


chiếu tướng

[t͡ɕiəw˧˦ tɨəŋ˧˦]

[t͡ɕiw˨˩˦ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]

[ciw˦˥ tɨəŋ˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 照 (“to check”) and 將 (“the king piece”).

vi-etym-sino

(chess, xiangqi) to check; to put the king in check


bảng chọn

[ʔɓaːŋ˧˩ t͡ɕɔn˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓaːŋ˧˨ t͡ɕɔŋ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦ cɔŋ˨˩˨]

bảng (“table, board”) + chọn (“to choose”)

compound

Mở bảng chọn File và quan sát các lệnh trên đó.

2006, chapter IV, in Tin học dành cho trung học cơ sở [Junior high computer science], volume 1, Hanoi: Vietnam Education Publishing House, →ISBN, page 102:

Open the File menu and observe the commands therein.

(computing, gaming) menu (list from which the user may select an operation to be performed)


chướng ngại vật

[t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˦ ŋaːj˧˨ʔ vət̚˧˨ʔ]

[t͡ɕɨəŋ˦˧˥ ŋaːj˨˩ʔ vək̚˨˩ʔ]

[cɨəŋ˦˥ ŋaːj˨˩˨ vək̚˨˩˨]

[cɨəŋ˦˥ ŋaːj˨˩˨ jək̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 障礙物, composed of 障礙 (“to hinder”) and 物 (“object”).

vi-etym-sino

(chiefly games, sports) an object that functions as an obstacle; compare chướng ngại (“figurative obstacle”)


tam cúc

[taːm˧˧ kʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]

A multi-trick card game popular in northern Vietnam, played mostly by women for entertainment and at ceremonies and festivals.


trình làng

[t͡ɕïŋ˨˩ laːŋ˨˩]

[ʈɨn˦˩ laːŋ˦˩]

[ʈɨn˨˩ laːŋ˨˩]

Là một trong những thương hiệu bánh trung thu nổi tiếng, Sheraton Saigon khẳng định vị thế khi trình làng hai phiên bản hộp sang trọng cùng sản phẩm bánh cao cấp được sản xuất thủ công tại khách sạn.

2022 August 4, Ánh Dương, “Sheraton Saigon trình làng Bộ sưu tập bánh Trung thu năm 2022 mang tên Nguyệt Dạ”, in CafeBiz, Hanoi, retrieved 2022-08-05:

As one of the most well-known mooncake brands, Sheraton Saigon affirmed its position by revealing two elegant box designs along with high-quality cake products made by hand at the hotel.

(figuratively) to show one's cards, show one's hand, reveal


nhảy lò cò

lò cò (alternative)
nhảy cò cò (alternative)
cò cò (alternative)

[ɲaj˧˩ lɔ˨˩ kɔ˨˩]

[ɲaj˧˨ lɔ˦˩ kɔ˦˩]

[ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ lɔ˨˩ kɔ˨˩]

Chơi nhảy lò cò hôn ?

to hop, as in to jump on one foot, especially in hopscotch


tay trắng tay đen

[taj˧˧ t͡ɕaŋ˧˦ taj˧˧ ʔɗɛn˧˧]

[taj˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˧˥ taj˧˧ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]

[ta(ː)j˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˥ ta(ː)j˧˧ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-tay trắng tay đen.wav

tay (“hand”) + trắng (“white”) + tay + đen (“black”), literally “white hand, black hand”.

af

(games) a choosing game similar to rock-paper-scissors, in which each player shows their hand with straight fingers, and palm-up hands ("white hands") beat palm-down hands ("black hands")


nhảy cừu

[ɲaj˧˨ kɨw˦˩]

[ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ kɨw˨˩]

nhảy (“to jump/leap/vault”) + cừu (“sheep”).

(games) Synonym of nhảy ngựa (“leapfrog”)


nhảy cừu

[ɲaj˧˨ kɨw˦˩]

[ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ kɨw˨˩]

(games) Synonym of nhảy ngựa (“to leapfrog”)


hắc giả tiên hành

[hak̚˧˦ zaː˧˩ tiən˧˧ hajŋ̟˨˩]

[hak̚˦˧˥ jaː˧˨ tiəŋ˧˧ hɛɲ˦˩]

[hak̚˦˥ jaː˨˩˦ tiəŋ˧˧ han˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 黑 (“black”), 者 (“agent suffix”) and 先行 (“go first”).

vi-etym-sino

Người chơi cờ phải được xem là quân tử “hạ thủ bất hoàn”, bên cầm quân đen thì theo qui ước “hắc giả tiên hành” được đi trước

2017, anonymous, "Cờ Tướng - Trò chơi trí tuệ phương Đông (General Chess - The East's Intellectual Game)" UBND Quận 5 (District 5 People's Committee)

The players should [make themselves] be seen as people of class who will “not undo any move already made”; the side holding the black pieces, according to the “black-goes-first” rule, is allowed to go first.

(idiomatic, board games) a rule which dictates that black side goes first


nhảy ngựa

[ɲaj˧˩ ŋɨə˧˨ʔ]

[ɲaj˧˨ ŋɨə˨˩ʔ]

[ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ ŋɨə˨˩˨]

nhảy (“to jump/leap/vault”) + ngựa (“horse”).


nhảy ngựa

[ɲaj˧˩ ŋɨə˧˨ʔ]

[ɲaj˧˨ ŋɨə˨˩ʔ]

[ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ ŋɨə˨˩˨]


đồ hàng

[ʔɗo˨˩ haːŋ˨˩]

[ʔɗow˦˩ haːŋ˦˩]

[ʔɗow˨˩ haːŋ˨˩]

(children's games) "playing shopkeeping", similar to the game of playing house


banh đũa

[ʔɓajŋ̟˧˧ ʔɗuə˦ˀ˥]

[ʔɓɛɲ˧˧ ʔɗuə˧˨]

[ʔɓan˧˧ ʔɗuə˨˩˦]

(children's games) a game involves tossing a ball and manipulating chopsticks (or some stick-like objects) during the time the ball is in motion


quân cờ

[kwən˧˧ kəː˨˩]

[kwəŋ˧˧ kəː˦˩]

[wəŋ˧˧ kəː˨˩]

quân (classifier of pieces) + cờ (“board games”).


bàn cờ

head

bàn cờ • (盤𬄯)

vi-noun

bàn cờ • (盤𬄯)

[ʔɓaːn˨˩ kəː˨˩]

[ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ kəː˦˩]

[ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ kəː˨˩]


sát phạt

[saːt̚˧˦ faːt̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʂaːk̚˦˧˥ faːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[saːk̚˦˧˥ faːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʂaːk̚˦˥ faːk̚˨˩˨]

[saːk̚˦˥ faːk̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殺伐, composed of 殺 (“to kill”) and 伐 (“to conquer”).

vi-etym-sino

(gambling) to fight bitterly or fiercely


tàn cuộc

[taːn˨˩ kuək̚˧˨ʔ]

[taːŋ˦˩ kuək̚˨˩ʔ]

[taːŋ˨˩ kuək̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘局, composed of 殘 (“to fade, to wither, to decay, to crumble”) and 局 (“situation, set, game”).

vi:Tàn cuộc (cờ tướng)
vi:Tàn cuộc (cờ vua)


trung cuộc

[t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中局, composed of 中 (“middle, center”) and 局 (“situation, set, game”).


cầu hoà

[kəw˨˩ waː˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 求和, composed of 求 (“to ask for, to demand”) and 和 (“peace, harmony”).


hồng tâm

[həwŋ͡m˨˩ təm˧˧]

[həwŋ͡m˦˩ təm˧˧]

[həwŋ͡m˨˩ təm˧˧]


trò chơi nhịp điệu

[t͡ɕɔ˨˩ t͡ɕəːj˧˧ ɲip̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗiəw˧˨ʔ]

[ʈɔ˦˩ t͡ɕəːj˧˧ ɲip̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗiw˨˩ʔ]

[ʈɔ˨˩ cəːj˧˧ ɲip̚˨˩˨ ʔɗiw˨˩˨]

trò chơi (“game”) + nhịp điệu (“rhythm”).


bộ bài Tây

[ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːj˨˩ təj˧˧]

[ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːj˦˩ təj˧˧]

[ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʔɓaːj˨˩ təj˧˧]

bộ bài (“pack of cards”) + Tây (“Western”).

(card games) the standard 52-card deck of French-suited playing cards


bộ bài

[ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːj˨˩]

[ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːj˦˩]

[ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʔɓaːj˨˩]

bộ (“set”) + bài (“card, playing card”).

(card games) a pack of cards; a deck of cards


rượt bắt

[zɨət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓat̚˧˦]

[ʐɨək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓak̚˦˧˥]

[ɹɨək̚˨˩˨ ʔɓak̚˦˥]

chơi rượt bắt


đuổi bắt

[ʔɗuəj˧˩ ʔɓat̚˧˦]

[ʔɗuj˧˨ ʔɓak̚˦˧˥]

[ʔɗuj˨˩˦ ʔɓak̚˦˥]

đuổi (“to chase, to pursue”) + bắt (“to catch, to seize”).


bịt mắt bắt dê

[ʔɓit̚˧˨ʔ mat̚˧˦ ʔɓat̚˧˦ ze˧˧]

[ʔɓit̚˨˩ʔ mak̚˦˧˥ ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ jej˧˧]

[ʔɓɨt̚˨˩˨ mak̚˦˥ ʔɓak̚˦˥ jej˧˧]

(games) blind man's bluff (a blindfolded variant of tag)


game thủ

[ɣem˧˧ tʰu˧˩]

[ɣɛm˧˧ tʰu˧˩]

[ɣem˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]

[ɣɛm˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]

[ɣem˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

[ɣɛm˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

game (“video game”) + -thủ (“-er”), calque of English gamer


vũ đạo

[vu˦ˀ˥ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]

[vʊw˧˨ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]

[vʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

[jʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 舞 (“to dance”) and 道 (“way”).


𦨂

chữ Hán form of múa (“to dance religiously or artistically by making movements with one's body and limbs”).


nhập thành

[ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]

[ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ tʰɛɲ˦˩]

[ɲəp̚˨˩˨ tʰan˨˩]


đánh khăng

[ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ xaŋ˧˧]

[ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ kʰaŋ˧˧]

[ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ xaŋ˧˧]

[ʔɗan˦˥ kʰaŋ˧˧]

[ʔɗan˦˥ xaŋ˧˧]

(children's games) a game involves using a stick to hit another smaller stick


khắc chế

[xak̚˧˦ t͡ɕe˧˦]

[kʰak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕej˨˩˦]

[xak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕej˨˩˦]

(video games, esports) to get overwhelmed over some figure or character in a video game


盤𬄯

盤𬄯chữ Nôm form of bàn cờ . (canonical)
“chessboard (romanization)
checkerboard” (romanization)


giống bột

[zəwŋ͡m˧˦ ʔɓot̚˧˨ʔ]

[jəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʔɓok̚˨˩ʔ]

[jəwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔɓok̚˨˩˨]


soái

(xiangqi) general, a piece labeled with the characters 帥 /帅 (shuài, red) and 將 /将 (tướng, black)