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Definition
A casino dealer.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the person managing the table games in a casino. While the term is widely understood, it is most frequently heard in the context of Macau's gaming industry. It is a professional title that carries a specific connotation of someone working long shifts on their feet in a high pressure environment.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 莊家, which refers to the bank or the house itself rather than the individual employee dealing the cards.
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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.
