gà

IPA^(key): /ɡə/

gà

1. (Standard Cornish) Short for aga.

• ga — nonstandard

gà (ga⁴, Zhuyin ㄍㄚˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尬
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 骱

• (North Central Vietnam) ga

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

The sense of "inexperienced" comes from a ranking in the video game Gunbound.^[1]

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˨˩]

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

1. 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.

gà

1. (slang) inexperienced or unskilled; newbie

   Thằng này gà quá! Coi anh mày làm này!

   You're so weak! Watch me, the expert, in action!

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.

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