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In Mậu Binh, a hand with no pair, no straight, and no flush. Mậu thầu is the weakest basic hand rank and is often placed in the front limb.
A five-card hand where all cards share the same suit. In Mậu Binh ranking order, a flush beats a straight but loses to stronger made hands.
A hand made of one three-of-a-kind plus one pair. Cù lũ is a high-value Mậu Binh hand that typically beats flush and straight.
Five consecutive cards of the same suit. This is one of the strongest hand rankings in Mậu Binh and many poker-style Vietnamese card games.
Three cards of the same rank, such as 8-8-8. In Mậu Binh, sám cô is a key building block for strong middle or back limbs.
A sequence of consecutive card ranks. Sảnh is a foundational ranking concept in Tiến Lên, Mậu Binh, and many Vietnamese poker-like games.
In Liêng, sáp means three cards of the same rank, such as 7-7-7. This is one of the strongest possible 3-card holdings.
A 3-card hand made entirely of face cards (J, Q, K), commonly treated as a special high hand in Bài Cào-style rulesets.
Another regional naming usage for three-of-a-kind in Liêng contexts. It overlaps conceptually with 'sáp' depending on table vocabulary.
A two-pair hand ranking used in Mậu Binh and Xì Tố ranking discussions. Strength depends on the higher pair then lower pair.
Three-of-a-kind ranking in Xì Tố hand ordering. This hand usually outranks two pair and below in standard comparison logic.
In Liêng point logic, a very weak 0-point hand state often requiring fold discipline unless bluff leverage is exceptional.
The named straight-ranking hand in Liêng. It outranks point-only holdings and sits below sáp in many rule sets.
A house-rule Liêng hand where all three cards are consecutive and of the same suit; it usually ranks above a regular Liêng.