車

(xiangqi) any piece labeled with 車; the chariot/rook.


bi

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

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

bi cái


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.


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)


sút

Anh sút một quả trái phá, thủ môn không tài nào cản phá được.

He scored an insane banger that left the goalkeeper no chance.


bàn

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

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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)

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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?


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)


tốt

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


chày

vi-noun

(classifier cây, cái, chiếc) chày • (𣖖, 𣖗, 持, 㭙)

cây (classifier)
cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𣖖 (CJK)
𣖗 (CJK)
持 (CJK)
㭙 (CJK)

From Proto-Vietic *tʃ-r-eː, the infixed nominal derivative of Proto-Vietic *tʃeː (“to grind”) (whence modern xay (“to grind”)). Cognate with Muong Bi khày, Proto-Katuic *ʔndree (whence Pacoh ntray), Khasi synrei, Khmer អង្រែ (ʼɑɑʼɑngrɛɛ), Riang tᵊnrɛʔ¹, Hu ŋʁíʔ, Semai renééq.

cog

Khmer អង្រែ (ʼɑɑʼɑngrɛɛ)

bóng chày


rổ

head

rổ • (𥯇, 󰐑, 𥶇, 杜)

vi-noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) rổ • (𥯇, 󰐑, 𥶇, 杜)

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𥯇 (CJK)
𥶇 (CJK)
杜 (CJK)


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”)


vào

Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese ꞗĕào, ꞗĕaò in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Compare the Central-Southern form vô.
The Northern Old Vietnamese form is attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 包 (SV: bao), showing that diphthongization already took place in these dialects by then. The Central-Southern form vô started showing up on texts much later, spelled chiefly as 無 (SV: vô), inherited from unattested non-Northern Old Vietnamese dialects without diphthongization.
The usage of vào (especially in writing) by speakers of Central-Southern dialects can be attributed to borrowing from Northern dialects. On the other hand, the undiphthongized Southern form with palatal initial latter spread to the Northern and Central dialects as an interjection.
Most prepositions in Vietnamese were originally verbs: cho (“to give; for”), đến (“to come; to”), tới (“to arrive; to”), lên (“to go up; onto”), ở (“to stay; at, in”), theo (“to follow; according to”), về (“to return; about”).

Sút! Vào!

(intransitive, soccer) (of a ball) to enter the goal


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)


hiệp

Sino-Vietnamese word from 合 (“classifier for the number of fights”).


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)


bồi

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


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


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>


lơ

Distinction of blue and green in various languages

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

Audio (Hà Nội)


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˨˩]


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


tiền đạo

[tiən˨˩ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]

[tiəŋ˦˩ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]

[tiəŋ˨˩ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 前 and 導 (“pioneer, guide”).


trung phong

[t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fɔŋ˧˧]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧]


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


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


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˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-tứ quý.wav

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


xổ số

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

com

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


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


lộ

Mi giừ ở lộ mô?

(North Central Vietnam and xiangqi) road; street; path; way


trốn tìm

[ʈoŋ˦˧˥ tim˦˩]

[ʈoŋ˦˥ tim˨˩]

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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


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


bi-a

[ʔɓi˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]

[ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]

[ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]

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


điếm

Thằng đó điếm lắm!

(colloquial, Southern Vietnam, games) being a cheater


kiến tạo

[kiəŋ˦˧˥ taːw˨˩ʔ]

[kiəŋ˦˥ taːw˨˩˨]


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


đánh đầu

[ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɗəw˨˩]

[ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔɗəw˦˩]

[ʔɗan˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩]


tiến lên

[tiəŋ˦˧˥ len˧˧]

[tiəŋ˦˥ ləːn˧˧]


việt vị

[viət̚˧˨ʔ vi˧˨ʔ]

[viək̚˨˩ʔ vɪj˨˩ʔ]

[viək̚˨˩˨ vɪj˨˩˨]

[jiək̚˨˩˨ jɪj˨˩˨]


đổ bê tông

[ʔɗo˧˩ ʔɓe˧˧ təwŋ͡m˧˧]

[ʔɗow˧˨ ʔɓej˧˧ təwŋ͡m˧˧]

[ʔɗow˨˩˦ ʔɓej˧˧ təwŋ͡m˧˧]


trận cầu

[t͡ɕən˧˨ʔ kəw˨˩]

[ʈəŋ˨˩ʔ kəw˦˩]

[ʈəŋ˨˩˨ kəw˨˩]

trận (“Sino-Vietnamese word from 陣, battle or match”) + cầu (“from túc cầu, Sino-Vietnamese word from 足球, football”).

compound

Sino-Vietnamese word from <i class="Hani mention" lang="vi">陣</i>, battle or match

from túc cầu, Sino-Vietnamese word from <i class="Hani mention" lang="vi">足球</i>, football


hậu vệ

[həw˧˨ʔ ve˧˨ʔ]

[həw˨˩ʔ vej˨˩ʔ]

[həw˨˩˨ vej˨˩˨]

[həw˨˩˨ jej˨˩˨]

hậu vệ cánh


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


bàn thắng

[ʔɓaːn˨˩ tʰaŋ˧˦]

[ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ tʰaŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ tʰaŋ˦˥]

(sports, chiefly soccer) points won; goals gained; an additional score


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)


tiền vệ

[tiəŋ˦˩ vej˨˩ʔ]

[tiəŋ˨˩ vej˨˩˨]

[tiəŋ˨˩ jej˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 前衛, composed of 前 (“front”) and 衛 (“defence”).


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”).

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


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”)


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˨˩˨]


luân lưu

[lwəŋ˧˧ lɨw˧˧]

[l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧ lɨw˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 輪流 (“to alternate”).

vi-etym-sino

đá/sút luân lưu

penalty shootout
penalty shootout#English


treo giò

[t͡ɕɛw˧˧ zɔ˨˩]

[ʈɛw˧˧ jɔ˦˩]

[ʈɛw˧˧ jɔ˨˩]

Cầu thủ bị treo giò một trận sau khi nhận hai thẻ vàng.

The player was given a one-match ban after receiving two yellow cards.

(soccer) to be suspended as a form of penalty


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”).

(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”).


hồng tâm

[həwŋ͡m˨˩ təm˧˧]

[həwŋ͡m˦˩ təm˧˧]

[həwŋ͡m˨˩ təm˧˧]


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


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)


chủ công

Sino-Vietnamese word from 主攻, composed of 主 (“master”) and 攻 (“to attack”).

vi-etym-sino

[t͡ɕu˧˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[t͡ɕʊw˧˨ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[cʊw˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Chủ công trong bóng chuyền là người phát bóng để đồng đội thực hiện tấn công.

A server in volleyball is the person who serves the ball for teammates to implement the offensive.

(volleyball) server (player that initiates play with the ball)


nhập thành

[ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]

[ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ tʰɛɲ˦˩]

[ɲəp̚˨˩˨ tʰan˨˩]


Man Đần

[maːn˧˧ ʔɗən˨˩]

[maːŋ˧˧ ʔɗəŋ˦˩]

[maːŋ˧˧ ʔɗəŋ˨˩]

Clipping of Man ngu si đần, from English Mancunian, with phono-semantic matching with ngu si (“extremely stupid”) and đần (“dull-witted”).

Tối qua có coi Man Đần tấu hài không?

Did you watch Manure/the Glams doing funny things last night?

(soccer, derogatory) Manchester United and/or its supporters


Mân Đàn

[mən˧˧ ʔɗaːn˨˩]

[məŋ˧˧ ʔɗaːŋ˦˩]

[məŋ˧˧ ʔɗaːŋ˨˩]

From Man Đần (“Manchester United”), generated through the nói lái process.

vi-etym-lai

(soccer, derogatory) Alternative form of Man Đần (“Manchester United”)


phụ công

[fu˧˨ʔ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[fʊw˨˩ʔ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[fʊw˨˩˨ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]


soái

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