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Definition
Croupier; a casino employee who deals cards, shuffles, and handles chips.
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How it's used
This term is specific to the casino industry in places like Macau. While it is a professional title, it is used casually when discussing gambling or the gaming industry. It is a gender-neutral term that has largely replaced older, more descriptive labels for the role.
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Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with general terms for staff or dealers in other contexts, but it is strictly reserved for casino gaming tables.
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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.
