gaai1 zyun1 zai2階磚仔阶砖仔
Jyutpinggaai1 zyun1 zai2
Yalegāai jyūn jái
Definition
Diamonds, the suit in a pack of playing cards.
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How it's used
This term is used exclusively for the diamond suit in card games. While the standard term for the suit is 階磚, adding 仔 makes it sound more natural and casual in spoken Cantonese. It is common to hear players refer to the suits as 黑桃, 紅心, 梅花, and 階磚.
Measure word
zek3隻jekExamples
Do you still have any diamonds?
Related words
Common phrases
Ace of diamonds
Grammar color guide
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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.
