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Definition
Gambling or betting.
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How it's used
博彩 is a formal term primarily used in legal, administrative, or news contexts to refer to betting or gaming industries. In daily life, people almost exclusively use 賭錢 or 賭博 when talking about the act of gambling itself. Using 博彩 in casual conversation can sound overly clinical or like you are reading from a government report.
Examples
The government has approved many gambling activities.
Do you think gambling is a form of entertainment?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use 博彩 as a verb. It is a noun or a modifier, so you cannot say 我博彩咗. Use 賭錢 instead for the action.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
