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Definition
Baccarat; a gambling card game commonly played in casinos.
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How it's used
This term is specifically associated with the casino environment rather than casual home card games. It is often discussed in the context of high stakes or professional gambling culture in Hong Kong and Macau. The game relies heavily on the concept of betting on either the player or the banker, which is a common point of discussion among players.
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He spent the whole night playing baccarat at the casino.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
