Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

hắc giả tiên hành

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Meaning · English

a rule which dictates that black side goes first

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Người chơi cờ phải được xem là quân tử “hạ thủ bất hoàn”, bên cầm quân đen thì theo qui ước “hắc giả tiên hành” được đi trướcThe players should [make themselves] be seen as people of class who will “not undo any move already made”; the side holding the black pieces, according to the “black-goes-first” rule, is allowed to go first.

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Topics: Dragons & myth

Common questions

What does “hắc giả tiên hành” mean?

a rule which dictates that black side goes first

Is “hắc giả tiên hành” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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