the first card played by a player at the beginning of a trick, which sets the suit for that trick and determines the order in which other players must play their cards

出牌, 领先牌
(bridge) the process by which players bid on the right to name the trump suit and the number of tricks they expect to take in a particular hand

拍卖, 叫牌
(bridge) the process by which players communicate information about their hand to their partner and determine the contract for the hand

叫牌, 竞标
(contract bridge) an agreement that determines the trump suit and the number of tricks a team must win to score points

合同, 约定
the partner of the declarer in a bridge game, whose hand is displayed face-up on the table for all players to see after the opening lead

明牌, 傀儡
a technique of attempting to win a trick with a lower card than an opponent's higher card in a particular suit

技艺, 巧妙的技巧
any of the top four cards (ace, king, queen, and jack) in a particular suit that are considered to be the strongest cards in that suit

王牌, 尊贵牌
a bidding convention used by the responder to show a five-card or longer major suit and to transfer the bid to the next higher ranking suit, usually at the 2-level, forcing the opener to bid the suit

雅各比转移, 雅可比转移
(bridge) either the hearts or spades suits, which are considered stronger than the minor suits (diamonds and clubs) because they have more high-ranking cards

主花色, 大花色
(bridge) either the diamonds or clubs suits, which are considered weaker than the major suits (hearts and spades) because they have fewer high-ranking cards

小花色, 劣势花色
a bid made by the declarer that specifies no trump suit and indicates that the declarer intends to win tricks using only the strength and distribution of the cards, without relying on any particular suit

无王牌, 不叫王牌
the points or score awarded to the defending side when they successfully prevent the declarer from making their bid

罚分, 惩罚分
the partner of the opening bidder who makes the first bid after the opening bid and provides additional information about their hand to the opening bidder

应标者, 回应者
a series of games in which one partnership must win two games, with the total score determining the winner

橡皮擦, 一系列比赛
a bidding system used by the responder to ask the opener if they have a four-card major suit, typically either hearts or spades, after an opening bid of 1NT

斯特曼定约, 斯特曼协议
a situation where a player has no cards in a particular suit, which means they cannot follow suit in that suit and must play a card from another suit instead

无牌, 空缺
a suit in which a player holds a large number of cards, typically at least five or more, which can be an advantage in playing and winning tricks in that suit

长花色, 长牌组
a suit in which a player holds a small number of cards, typically fewer than three, which can be a disadvantage in playing and winning tricks in that suit

少牌花色, 弱花色
a contract bid in which the declarer aims to win all thirteen tricks, that is, to take all the remaining tricks after the opening lead

全赢叫, 满贯
a contract bid in which the declarer aims to win all thirteen tricks, that is, to take all the remaining tricks after the opening lead, using the trump suit as the primary weapon

满贯, 全赢
(in bridge, whist, or other similar card games) to successfully fulfill their contract by taking the required number of tricks

完成, 达成
the number of tricks won by the declarer that are over and above the number of tricks required to fulfill their contract

超出虚约的额外墩数, 额外的胜墩
a trick won by the declarer in excess of the number of tricks required to fulfill their contract

超额赢牌, 额外赢错
the number of tricks that the declarer fails to take in attempting to fulfill their contract, and they can result in penalties for the declarer's side

未满契约的牌(未成牌), 未获利的牌
a penalty or negative score incurred when a player exceeds a certain number of tricks or points that they initially bid or predicted to win during the game

包, 罚分
a series of cards with decreasing numbers, all of the same suit, that comes after the main set of cards

回收牌, 反向顺序
a scoring system used in duplicate bridge tournaments that assigns points based on the margin of victory for each deal, with one IMP typically awarded for every 20 points scored above the opponents' result

国际比赛分, 国际比赛点数
to fail to follow suit when a player should have, violating the rules of the card game being played

失牌, 违牌
in card games, particularly in games like Spades, refers to the act of bidding zero tricks and attempting to win no tricks during a round

零, 不拿
to play a trump card in a trick-taking game when unable to follow suit, usually with the intention of winning the trick or avoiding losing a higher-value card

打王牌, 出王牌
