cờ vua

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From cờ (board game with pieces or tokens) +‎ vua (any of ruler title like king, shah, calque of chess, from shah). Compare cờ tướng (xiangqi, literally general board game).

Pronunciation

Noun

cờ vua

  1. chess (two-player board game)

See also

Chess pieces in Vietnamese · quân cờ vua (layout · text)
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vua hậu xe, xa tượng, tịnh tốt, chốt