gà
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ga"
Cornish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Determiner
[edit]gà
- (Standard Cornish) Short for aga.
Mandarin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Romanization
[edit]- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尬
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 骱
Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (North Central Vietnam) ga
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *r-kaː. Cognate with Muong Bi ca, Thavung กา. Compare Khmer រកា (rɔkaa, “Year of the Rooster”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit](classifier con) gà • (猗, 鵸, 𤠄, 𪂮, 𪃴, 𪃿)
- a chicken (bird)
- gà chọi ― gamecock
- Khôn ngoan đối đáp người ngoài.
Gà cùng một mẹ chớ hoài đá nhau.- If you think you're so smart, engage outsiders.
We're chicks who share a mother, so don't fight each other.
- If you think you're so smart, engage outsiders.
See also
[edit]Derived terms
Adjective
[edit]gà
- (slang) inexperienced or unskilled; newbie
- Thằng này gà quá! Coi anh mày làm này!
- You're so weak! Watch me, the expert, in action!
Verb
[edit]gà
- (card games) to up the ante
- Gà lần nào cũng thua thì đánh làm gì.
- Every time you/they up the ante, you/they lose, so why bother?
- to give away an answer (e.g., to a math exercise)
- Để em nó tự làm toán, anh đừng gà cho nó.
- Let him/her solve the math problem on his/her own; don't give the answer away.
- (board games) to give a hint or tip; to forgo a turn
- 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.
Usage notes
[edit]The sense of "upping the ante" is primarily used in traditional Vietnamese card games such as tổ tôm, tài bàn, and chắn.
References
[edit]"gà" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
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