tung4 faa1 seon2同花順同花顺
Jyutpingtung4 faa1 seon2
Yaletùhng fā séun
Definition
Straight flush; a five-card poker hand of consecutive cards of the same suit.
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How it's used
This term is borrowed directly from poker terminology and is used exclusively when discussing card games. It carries a sense of excitement or disbelief because the hand is statistically rare and unbeatable in standard poker rules. People often use it metaphorically in casual conversation to describe a situation where everything aligns perfectly for someone.
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pou1鋪pōuExamples
His hand is actually a straight flush, he is so lucky.
Do you know how to get a straight flush?
Related words
Common phrases
to get a straight flush
Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with just a flush, which is called 同花. Remember that a straight flush requires the cards to be in numerical sequence as well as the same suit.
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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.
