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Yaledóu jái
Definition
Gambler; a person who participates in or is addicted to gambling.
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How it's used
This term carries a strong negative connotation and is often used to criticize someone who is addicted to gambling. While it literally refers to a gambler, it is rarely used in a neutral or professional context to describe someone who plays games of chance casually. It is frequently paired with adjectives like 爛 to emphasize the severity of the addiction.
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He always goes gambling, he is truly a degenerate gambler.
Don't be like those gamblers and get addicted to it.
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Common mistake
Do not use this to describe someone who plays casual games like Mahjong with friends for small stakes, as it implies a serious, destructive addiction. Using it for a casual player sounds overly harsh or insulting.
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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.
