Definition
A delicate structure built by stacking playing cards, or a metaphorical term for something fragile that could collapse easily.
Etymology
Compound of 'card' (from Latin 'charta' meaning 'paper') and 'house' (from Old English 'hus'). The term emerged as a metaphor in English by the 17th century, representing instability and vulnerability.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'house of cards' became so popular describing unstable systems—from economies to governments—that we often forget it originated from literal childhood games! It's a perfect example of how a simple physical reality becomes a powerful metaphor.
Translations
ARالعربية
بيت البطاقات
bayt al-bataqat
BNবাংলা
কার্ড ঘর
kar-d ghor
CACatalà
casa de cartes
ka-sa de kar-tes
CSČeština
domek karet
do-mek ka-ret
DADansk
kort hus
kort hus
DEDeutsch
Kartenhaus
kar-ten-haus
ELΕλληνικά
σπίτι καρτών
spi-ti kar-ton
ESEspañol
casa de naipes
ka-sa de na-ipes
FAفارسی
خانه کارت
kha-ne kart
FISuomi
korttitalo
kort-ti-ta-lo
FRFrançais
maison de cartes
mae-zon de kart
GUGU
કાર્ડ હાઉસ
kar-d ha-us
HAHA
gidan kaadi
gi-dan ka-adi
HEעברית
בית קלפים
bayt k-la-fim
HIहिन्दी
कार्ड हाउस
kaar-d ha-us
HUMagyar
kártyaszoba
kar-tya-zo-ba
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumah kartu
rumah kar-tu
IGIG
nzuzu kaadi
n-zu-zu ka-adi
ITItaliano
casa delle carte
ka-za delle ka-rte
JA日本語
カードハウス
ka-ado-ha-usu
KKKK
карта үйі
kar-ta uy-i
KMKM
ផ្ទះកាត់
pht-ha ka-t
KO한국어
카드 하우스
kade ha-useu
MRMR
कार्ड हाउस
kaar-d ha-us
MSBahasa Melayu
rumah kad
rumah kad
MYမြန်မာ
ကတ်ကတ် အိမ်
kat-kat im
NLNederlands
kaarthuis
kar-thuis
NONorsk
kort hus
kort hus
PAPA
ਕਾਰਡ ਹਾਊਸ
kaar-d ha-us
PLPolski
dom kart
dom kart
PTPortuguês
casa de cartas
ka-sa de kar-tas
RORomână
casă de cărți
ka-sa de kar-ti
RUРусский
дом карт
dom kart
SVSvenska
kortshus
kort-shus
SWKiswahili
nyumba ya kadi
nyu-m-ba ya ka-di
TAதமிழ்
கார்டு வீடு
kaaru veedu
TEతెలుగు
కార్డు ఇంటి
kaar-du in-ti
THไทย
บ้านการ์ด
ban kaard
TLTL
bahay ng mga kard
ba-hay ng mga kar-d
TRTürkçe
kart evi
kart e-vi
UKУкраїнська
будинок карт
bu-di-nok kart
URاردو
کارڈ ہاؤس
kar-d ha-us
VITiếng Việt
nhà hàng bài
nha hang bai
YOYO
ilẹ̀ ìpín
i-le i-pin
ZUZU
ikhaya lama-qeqesha
i-kha-ya la-ma-qeqesha