gà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ga"

Cornish

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɡə/

Determiner

gà

  1. (Standard Cornish) Short for aga.

Mandarin

Romanization

gà (Zhuyin ㄍㄚˋ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 尬
  2. Pinyin transcription of 骱

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *r-kaː. Cognate with Thavung กา. Compare Khmer រកា (rɔkaa, “Year of the Rooster”).

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier con) gà (猗, 鵸, 𤠄, 𪂮, 𪃴, 𪃿)

  1. a chicken (bird)
    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.

Derived terms
Derived terms

Adjective

gà

  1. (slang) inexperienced or unskilled
    Thằng này gà quá! Coi anh mày làm này!
    You're so weak! Watch me, the expert, in action!

Verb

gà

  1. (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?
  2. 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.
  3. (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

The sense of "upping the ante" is primarily used in traditional Vietnamese card games such as tổ tôm, tài bàn, and chắn.

References

"gà" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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