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


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.

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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.
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Gà lần nào cũng thua thì đánh làm gì.

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


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)


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”)


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)”).


bồi

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


khàn

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


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>


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


nhép

From French trèfle (literally “clovers”).


rô

Corruption of ca-rô, borrowed from French carreau


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”).


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


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


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


chuồn

→ Khmer: ជួង (cuəng)


tiến lên

[tiəŋ˦˧˥ len˧˧]

[tiəŋ˦˥ ləːn˧˧]


tổ tôm

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

kind of traditional Vietnamese card game


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


bộ bài Tây

[ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːj˨˩ təj˧˧]

[ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːj˦˩ təj˧˧]

[ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʔɓaːj˨˩ təj˧˧]

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

com

(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