kaat1 paai2卡牌
Jyutpingkaat1 paai2
Yalekāat páai
Definition
A playing card in a game, or a collectible trading card.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to gaming or collectible cards rather than playing cards like poker. While the term is understood in all contexts, younger generations use it frequently when discussing trading card games or hobby collections. It is common to hear it paired with verbs like 儲 or 玩.
Measure word
zoeng1張jēungExamples
Where did you buy this set of cards?
He really likes collecting shiny trading cards.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this for standard playing cards used in gambling or poker, which are usually called 啤牌. Using this for a deck of poker cards sounds unnatural to native speakers.
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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.
