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An allusion to the chess game inside an orange: in an old tale, an orange as big as a jar was peeled open and two old men were found inside playing Chinese chess. Used to liken a game of chess to a game played by immortals.
vi Thấy ông nội và bạn già đánh cờ suốt buổi chiều, bố tôi cười bảo đúng là cuộc cờ trong quít.
en Seeing my paternal grandfather and his old friend play chess all afternoon, my father laughed and said it was just like the legendary chess game inside an orange.