gaa1 zyu3加注
Jyutpinggaa1 zyu3
Yalegā jyu
Definition
To raise the stakes, add to a bet, or increase a wager.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Primarily used in gambling contexts, this term carries a sense of escalating risk or commitment. While it can metaphorically apply to non-gambling situations like negotiations or arguments, it retains the aggressive nuance of doubling down on a risky decision.
Examples
You still want to raise the stakes? Don't cry if you lose.
Seeing that he was winning, he immediately raised the stakes to play bigger.
Related words
Common phrases
raise the stakes to play for higher amounts
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 加註, which refers to adding annotations or footnotes to a document. Although they share the same characters in some contexts, the gambling meaning is strictly for raising bets.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
