habitual gambler; compulsive gambler
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
habitual gambler; gambling addict; person addicted to gambling who makes a living from it
derogatoryA derogatory term referring to someone who is addicted to gambling and often loses money, sometimes to the point of ruining their family. Stronger and more negative than 赌徒.
Tā他
yǐ以
qián前
shì是
gè个
dǔ赌
gùn棍
，
shū输
guāng光
le了
quán全
bù部
jiā家
chǎn产
。
He used to be a gambling addict who lost all his family fortune.
Nà那
gè个
dǔ赌
gùn棍
zhěng整
tiān天
pào泡
zài在
dǔ赌
chǎng场
lǐ里
，
bù不
wù务
zhèng正
yè业
。
That gambler spends all day in the casino, engaging in no honest work.
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Cūn村
lǐ里
rén人
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
Lǎo老
Wáng王
shì是
gè个
yǒu有
míng名
de的
dǔ赌
gùn棍
。
Everyone in the village knows that Old Wang is a notorious gambler.
Tā他
cóng从
dǔ赌
gùn棍
biàn变
chéng成
le了
zhèng正
pài派
rén人
，
chè彻
dǐ底
jiè戒
le了
dǔ赌
。
He transformed from a gambler into an honest person, completely quitting gambling.