gambling dealer; stock market maker
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
dealer; banker (in card games or gambling)
Refers to the player who controls the bank and deals cards in games like mahjong or poker.
Zhè这
jú局
má麻
jiàng将
tā他
shì是
zhuāng庄
jia家
。
He is the dealer in this round of mahjong.
Zhuāng庄
jia家
tōng通
chī吃
，
xián闲
jiā家
dōu都
shū输
le了
。
The dealer took all, and the other players all lost.
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Lún轮
dào到
xià下
jiā家
zuò坐
zhuāng庄
le了
。
It's the next player's turn to be the dealer.
noun
market maker; main-force investor (in stock trading)
technicalFinancial jargon referring to large institutional or wealthy individual investors who accumulate enough shares to influence or manipulate stock prices.
Zhè这
zhī只
gǔ股
piào票
yǒu有
qiáng强
zhuāng庄
zài在
lǐ里
miàn面
。
This stock has a strong market maker behind it.
Zhuāng庄
jia家
zài在
dī低
wèi位
xī吸
chóu筹
。
The main force is accumulating shares at low prices.
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Sǎn散
hù户
hěn很
nán难
dòu斗
guò过
zhuāng庄
jia家
。
Retail investors find it hard to compete against the market makers.