play cards or dominoes for stakes; gamble with cards
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to play cards or dominoes for stakes; to gamble by playing cards
archaicHistorically common, but modern use is more literary or in period contexts. The primary focus is on gambling/gaming, not just playing games casually.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
chén沉
mí迷
yú于
zài在
chá茶
guǎn馆
lǐ里
dòu斗
pái牌
。
When he was young, he was addicted to gambling with cards in teahouses.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
，
nà那
xiē些
xián闲
sǎn散
de的
bā八
qí旗
zǐ子
dì弟
cháng常
cháng常
jù聚
zhòng众
dòu斗
pái牌
。
In the novel, those idle Manchu bannermen often gathered to gamble at cards.
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Dòu斗
pái牌
shí时
tā他
shǒu手
qì气
hěn很
hǎo好
，
yíng赢
le了
bù不
shǎo少
qián钱
。
He had a lot of luck while gambling and won quite a bit of money.