明槓

→ Japanese: 明槓(ミンカン) (minkan)

/miŋ³⁵ kɑŋ⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²¹ kɔːŋ³³/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kaŋ²¹³/

/miŋ³⁵ kɑŋ⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²¹ kɔːŋ³³/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kaŋ²¹³/


單吊

/tän⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tän⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(mahjong) to be awaiting the second tile in a pair to complete the hand


暗咬

/am²¹⁻⁴² ka²²/

/am²¹⁻⁴² ka²²/

(Singapore, mahjong) when the player collects either the cat and mouse tiles, the rooster and centipede tiles, or both flower tiles corresponding to the player's seat wind


槓上開花

ㄍㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ

ганшан кайхуа

/kɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³³ sœːŋ²² hɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

/kɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³³ sœːŋ²² hɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

(mahjong) drawing the winning tile off the dead wall after declaring a kong

嶺上開花

嶺上開花 リンシャンカイホウ


摸牌

/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/mɔː³⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/mɔː³⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/


青發

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻²² huat̚³²/


九子連環

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ liːn²¹ waːn²¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ liːn²¹ waːn²¹/

(mahjong, Cantonese) Nine Gates; a winning hand with tiles in the form of 1112345678999 and any one tile of the same suit without melding

(mahjong, Cantonese) Pure Nine Gates; a winning hand formed by a player having collected tiles in the exact form of 1112345678999 of the same suit without melding, and completing with any one tile of that suit


補花

/pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

(mahjong) to draw a replacement tile off the dead wall after drawing a flower tile


花牌

→ Japanese: 花牌 (fapai)

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/


對對和

Japanese: 対々和 (toitoihō)

ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨˊ

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ xu³⁵/

dêu³ dêu³ wu⁴⁻²

/tɵy̯³³ tɵy̯³³ wuː²¹⁻³⁵/

/tui²¹⁻⁴² tui²¹⁻⁴² ɔ²⁴/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ xu³⁵/

/tɵy̯³³ tɵy̯³³ wuː²¹⁻³⁵/

/tui²¹⁻⁴² tui²¹⁻⁴² ɔ²⁴/

(mahjong) a hand in which every meld is either a pung or a kong


河底撈魚

→ Japanese: 河底撈魚 (hōtei raoyui)

ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄩˊ

/xɤ³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ y³⁵/

/xɤ³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ y³⁵/

(mahjong) winning off the final discard before reaching the dead wall


海底撈月

→ Japanese: 海底撈月 (haitei raoyue)

scooping up the moon[’s reflection] from the seabed

ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄩㄝˋ

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ jyːt̚²/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/

/hai⁵²⁻³⁵ tõĩ⁵² lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kueʔ⁴/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ jyːt̚²/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/

/hai⁵²⁻³⁵ tõĩ⁵² lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kueʔ⁴/

(mahjong) to complete a winning hand by drawing the final tile before reaching the dead wall


搶槓

→ Japanese: 槍槓(チャンカン) (chankan)

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³⁵ kɔːŋ³³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³⁵ kɔːŋ³³/

(mahjong) to rob the kong; to rob the fourth tile that a player with a melded pong draws and declares a kong with, in order to complete one's hand and win


清幺九

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

(mahjong) winning hand in which every tile is either a one or a nine


花糊

/faː⁵⁵ wuː²¹⁻³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ wuː²¹⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, mahjong) a winning hand with seven of the eight flower tiles


大花糊

/taːi̯²² faː⁵⁵ wuː²¹⁻³⁵/

/taːi̯²² faː⁵⁵ wuː²¹⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, mahjong) winning hand composed of the eight flower tiles


坎坎糊

/kʰaːn³⁵ kʰaːn³⁵ wuː²¹⁻³⁵/

/kʰaːn³⁵ kʰaːn³⁵ wuː²¹⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, mahjong) a winning hand in which all four melds are concealed pungs


八仙過海

ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˇ

/pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːt̚³ siːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴ ke²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːt̚³ siːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴ ke²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

(mahjong) winning hand composed of the eight flower tiles


一臺花

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ faː⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ faː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, mahjong) a winning hand with also all four of the four season tiles or all four of the Four Gentlemen tiles


抬轎

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kʰiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kiːu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ kio³³/

/tʰai²³⁻³³ kiɤ³³/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kʰiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kiːu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ kio³³/

/tʰai²³⁻³³ kiɤ³³/

(gambling, figurative) to collude in swindling someone's money


加碼

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaː⁵⁵ maː¹³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaː⁵⁵ maː¹³/

(gambling, poker) to raise the stakes; to up the ante


挷索仔

/paŋ²⁴ sok̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sɔk̚¹ e³¹/

/paŋ²⁴ sok̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sɔk̚¹ e³¹/


擋索仔

(Penghu Hokkien, games) to play tug-of-war


拔大索

/pue(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ tua³³⁻¹¹ sɤʔ³²/

/pue(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ tua³³⁻¹¹ sɤʔ³²/

(Tainan Hokkien, games) to play tug-of-war


國服

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ fu³⁵/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ fu³⁵/

(Internet gaming) server serving a particular nation (of a game)


拉西

/laːi̯⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

/laːi̯⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

腳趾尾拉西

脚趾尾拉西


波膽

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɔː⁵⁵ taːm³⁵/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɔː⁵⁵ taːm³⁵/

(originally Cantonese, gambling) bet on the correct score of a match of a ball game; correct score bet


收士

/ʂəu̯³³ sz̩⁴⁵/

/səu̯³³ sz̩⁴⁵/

/ʂəu̯³³ sz̩⁴⁵/

/səu̯³³ sz̩⁴⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Xiang, xiangqi) to move a piece back one step


落士

/lɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/no²¹ sz̩²¹³/

/ŋɔk̚²² si³²/

/lɔʔ⁵ sz̩¹¹/

/loʔ¹¹ zz̩²³/

/loʔ²² zz̩⁵²³/

/loʔ²² zz̩³⁴/

/loʔ²² zz̩³⁵/

/lɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/no²¹ sz̩²¹³/

/ŋɔk̚²² si³²/

/lɔʔ⁵ sz̩¹¹/

/loʔ¹¹ zz̩²³/

/loʔ²² zz̩⁵²³/

/loʔ²² zz̩³⁴/

/loʔ²² zz̩³⁵/

(dialectal, xiangqi) to move an adviser (士) back one step


術籃

/sut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nã¹³/

/sut̚⁴⁻³² nã²⁴/

/sut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nã¹³/

/sut̚⁴⁻³² nã²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, basketball) to shoot


加槓

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ kɑŋ⁵¹/

(mahjong) to make a melded kong by self-drawing the fourth tile after having declared a melded pong


降班

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ pän⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³³ paːn⁵⁵/

/kouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾maŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ pän⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³³ paːn⁵⁵/

/kouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾maŋ⁵⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong, soccer) to be relegated to a lower league


歐聯

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ lyːn²¹/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ lyːn²¹/


荷甲

/xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔː²¹ kaːp̚³/

/xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔː²¹ kaːp̚³/


葡超

/pʰu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/pʰu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/


中超

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/


美職聯

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/

Short for 美國職業足球大聯盟／美国职业足球大联盟 (Měiguó zhíyè zúqiú dà liánméng).


暴投

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/


烏龍波

/wuː⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

/wuː⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/


長打

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(xiangqi) perpetual check, perpetual threatmate or perpetual threat to capture a piece


煙士

/jiːn⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/jiːn⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/


百搭

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵⁵/


染紅

/ʐän²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵/

/jiːm¹³ hʊŋ²¹/

/ŋi̯am⁵⁵ fuŋ¹¹/

/ʐän²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵/

/jiːm¹³ hʊŋ²¹/

/ŋi̯am⁵⁵ fuŋ¹¹/

to receive a red card and be ejected from the game

染紅出場

染红出场

(Mainland China, soccer) to receive a red card


炸魚

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹ y³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹ y³⁵/


擼啊擼

/lu⁵⁵ ˀä² lu⁵⁵/

/lu⁵⁵ ˀä² lu⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, Internet slang, online gaming) League of Legends


補射

/pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ⁵¹/


爛污泥

/le²² u⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/

/na²² u⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/

/le²² u⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/

/na²² u⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/

(Shanghainese, card games) a card with two pips


十二碼

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² jiː²² maː¹³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐp̚² jiː²² maː¹³/

From the fact that a penalty shot is kicked from the penalty mark, which is 12 yards from the goal line.


屙拔甩

/ɔː⁵⁵ pɐt̚² lɐt̚⁵/

/ɔː⁵⁵ pɐt̚² lɐt̚⁵/

From English all blood.
Alternatively, from English all but luck.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, online gaming slang) gg


愚者自將

ㄩˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

юйчжэ цзыцзян

/y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


四回合將殺

ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄚ

сы хуэйхэ цзянша

/sz̩⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/


將殺

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/


兩回合將殺

ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄚ

лян хуэйхэ цзянша

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/


短易位

/tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/


長易位

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/


后翼

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/


王車易位

ㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄩ ㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ

ㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄜ ㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ

ван цзюй ивэй

/wɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/wɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵ jɪk̚² wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/wɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/wɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ²¹ kɵy̯⁵⁵ jɪk̚² wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/


王翼易位

ㄨㄤˊ ㄧˋ ㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ

/wɑŋ³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/wɑŋ³⁵ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/


后翼易位

ㄏㄡˋ ㄧˋ ㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/


升呢

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɛː⁵⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɛː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, gaming) to level up


殘棋

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/


二舉

/li²²⁻²¹ ku⁵³/

/li⁴¹⁻²² ku⁵⁵⁴/

/li⁴¹⁻²² ki⁵⁵⁴/

/li²²⁻²¹ ku⁵³/

/li⁴¹⁻²² ku⁵⁵⁴/

/li⁴¹⁻²² ki⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien, dice games) fifth or second lowest dice roll in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game (dice roll with two faces of four)


五紅

/ɡɔ³³⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

/ɡɔ³³⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a winning dice roll with five faces of four in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


四紅

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a winning dice roll with four faces of four in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


四進

/su²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sin²¹/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sin⁴¹/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sin²¹/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sin⁴¹/

(Hokkien, dice games) fourth highest dice roll in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game (dice roll of four of a kind, with four same faces of any number except four)


六紅

/lak̚²⁴⁻² hɔŋ²⁴/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² hɔŋ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a winning dice roll with six faces of four in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


五子

/ɡɔ³³⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡɔ³³⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a winning five of a kind dice roll (with five faces of any of the same number, except four) in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


三紅

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴/

/sam³³ hɔŋ²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴/

/sam³³ hɔŋ²⁴/

(Hokkien, dice games) third highest dice roll in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game (dice roll with three faces of four)


冚棉胎

/kʰɐm³⁵ miːn²¹ tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɐm³⁵ miːn²¹ tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵/


七級豬

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, card games) pig (card game)


潛烏龜

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ u⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːm²¹ wuː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ u⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːm²¹ wuː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/


心理戰術

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ

синьли чжаньшу

/ɕin⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/


通坑渠

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯²¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, sports, chiefly soccer) to nutmeg


法定時間

/faːt̚³ tɪŋ²² siː²¹ kaːn³³/

/faːt̚³ tɪŋ²² siː²¹ kaːn³³/

(Hong Kong, soccer) normal time; the standard 90 minutes of a game, as opposed to extra time


罰球區

/fä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/fä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/


中圈

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hyːn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ hyːn⁵⁵/


飛象過河

ㄈㄟ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ²² kʷɔː³³ hɔː²¹/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ²² kʷɔː³³ hɔː²¹/

(xiangqi) to move one's elephant across the river (a move that is against the rules of xiangqi)


擋拆

/tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚³/

/tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚³/

(Mainland China, basketball) pick and roll


干擾球

/kän⁵⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/kän⁵⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

(Mainland China, basketball) goaltending


母球

/mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/mou̯¹³ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/mou̯¹³ kʰɐu̯²¹/


勾天頂

/koʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/koʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phono-semantic matching of English goaltending.


草波

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/


pink波

/pʰɪŋ⁵⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

/pʰɪŋ⁵⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/


頭槌

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹/

(soccer) header (act of hitting the ball with the head)


三不沾

/sän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵⁵/


卡窿

/kʰaː⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/kʰaː⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, mahjong) the (usually missing) middle tile in a chow


三色雪糕

(Hong Kong, mahjong, slang) opening hand approximately equally split between the three suits


混對

/wɐn²² tɵy̯³³/

/wɐn²² tɵy̯³³/

(Cantonese, mahjong) Short for 混一色對對和／混一色对对和.

Short for 混一色對對和／混一色对对和.


清對

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ tɵy̯³³/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ tɵy̯³³/

(Cantonese, mahjong) Short for 清一色對對和／清一色对对和.

Short for 清一色對對和／清一色对对和.


生章

/saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, mahjong) mahjong tile that has not yet been discarded


鬆章

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, mahjong) to discard tiles leniently to the other player, allowing them to improve the hand


絕章

/t͡syːt̚² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡syːt̚² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, mahjong) mahjong tile that all four tiles has either been discarded or exposed in a meld, such that it is no longer available for a player to form hands by obtaining such tile


絕章

/t͡syːt̚² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡syːt̚² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, mahjong, causative) to have a mahjong tile becoming such


熟章

/sʊk̚² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/sʊk̚² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, mahjong) mahjong tile that has been discarded but has not become 絕章


㨆莊

/lɐm²² t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/lɐm²² t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, gambling) to repeat as a banker by winning, in a game where the players take turns to be the banker


吃T

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰi⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰi⁵¹/

(basketball, colloquial) to commit a technical foul


走步

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ pou̯²²/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ pou̯²²/


歐洲步

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹/


窺屏

/kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/

(social media) to lurk in a group chat during a conversation


長考

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(chiefly chess, card games, mahjong) to consider for a long time


troll game

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ kɛːm⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ kɛːm⁵⁵/

小編嘅朋友就試過抽中梅林，喺睇壞人嘅過程入面講咗一句「OK」 ，搞到全世界都知道佢係梅林，要重新再玩過，Troll哂機。

2017 December 9, PolyLife, number 46.2, page 38:

(Hong Kong Cantonese, gaming or Internet slang) to troll others in a game, conversation, event, etc.


滔啤

/tʰou̯⁵⁵ pʰɛː⁵⁵/

/tʰou̯⁵⁵ pʰɛː⁵⁵/


吊死鬼

ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄙˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tiːu̯³³ sei̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tiːu̯³³ sei̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

(games, colloquial) hangman (a guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows)


疊碼仔

ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄞˇ

/ti̯ɛ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːp̚² maː¹³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ti̯ɛ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːp̚² maː¹³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/


食夾棍

/sɪk̚² kaːp̚³ kʷɐn³³/

/sɪk̚² kaːp̚³ kʷɐn³³/

(Cantonese, gambling) to have the banker win when the banker and the player have equal amount of points


篡位車

цуаньвэйцзюй

/t͡sʰu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/saːn³³ wɐi̯²² kɵy̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/saːn³³ wɐi̯²² kɵy̯⁵⁵/

(xiangqi) a rook which has been moved to the starting position of the opponent’s king


花心車

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

(xiangqi) a rook which has been moved to the center of the opponent’s palace


莊閒

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ haːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ haːn²¹⁻³⁵/


搶人頭

ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

(online gaming) to kill steal (to deal a finishing blow on an enemy that other player(s) had almost killed, without their consent, so that one gets the credit or rewards instead of them)


啤啤夫

/pʰɛː⁵⁵ pʰɛː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

/pʰɛː⁵⁵ pʰɛː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, card games)
(Cantonese) tipsy; drunk; intoxicated


茄勾

/d͡ʑia²² kɤ⁴⁴/

/d͡ʑia²² kɤ⁴⁴/


老開

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lɔ²² kʰe⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lɔ²² kʰe⁴⁴/


炒芥蘭

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ kaːi̯³³ laːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ kaːi̯³³ laːn²¹⁻³⁵/

There are two theories for the soccer slang:
* From figurative sense, due to resemblance of the vegetable to human thighs.
* Phono-semantic matching of English charley horse. However, "charley horse" actually means "muscle cramp in legs" and does not correspond exactly to the sense in Cantonese.

(Cantonese, soccer) to have one's thigh kicked and hurt


妙棋

/mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/


食詐糊

/sɪk̚² t͡saː³³ wuː²¹⁻³⁵/

/sɪk̚² t͡saː³³ wuː²¹⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, mahjong) to declare a win without a legal winning hand


泥碼

/ni³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nɐi̯²¹ maː¹³/

/ni³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nɐi̯²¹ maː¹³/

(gambling) non-negotiable chip (i.e. cannot be exchanged for cash)


埋門

(Cantonese, soccer) to approach the goal


落注

/lɔːk̚² t͡syː³³/

/lɔːk̚² t͡syː³³/

(Cantonese, gambling) to place a bet; to make a bet


飛將

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

(xiangqi, colloquial) a general that is facing another general with no intervening pieces (which is illegal)


三缺一

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵/

(mahjong) There are already three players; one more player is needed for a game. (Mahjong is a game for four people)


噏西

/ɐp̚⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ɐp̚⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/


科卡士

/fɔː⁵⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/fɔː⁵⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, horse racing, gambling, dated) forecast


披士

/pʰei̯⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/pʰei̯⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, horse racing, gambling) place (position)


巧克

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɔ³³ kʰəʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɔ³³ kʰəʔ⁴⁴/

Borrowed from English chalk, originally used in Shanghainese.


揭底牌

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/kʰiːt̚³ tɐi̯³⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/kʰiːt̚³ tɐi̯³⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/


花當

→ English: jueteng, hueteng

→ Spanish: jueteng

→ Tagalog: huweteng, jueteng

/hue³³ tŋ̍⁴¹/

/hue³³ tŋ̍⁴¹/

(Quanzhou Hokkien, gambling, historical) an illegal gambling numbers game, from Early Ming dynasty till it was banned in 1949, historically popular in Fujian, Guangdong, Shanghai, Guangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Tianjin, Beijing, and further across Mainland China, Taiwan, and abroad

(gambling, historical) a gambling game using an octangular teetotum with 5 to 8 characters

(gambling, historical) a gambling game played by shaking dice without a teetotum with up to 37 characters


斷子絕孫腳

ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

дуаньцзыцзюэсунь цзяо

/tu̯än⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Apparently from the infertile effect of testicular trauma caused.

(informal, soccer) a kick on a soccer player's vulnerable parts (particularly the genital), especially when done deliberately or in an uncivilized manner


跋餅

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² piã⁵⁵⁴/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ piã⁵³/

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² piã⁵⁵⁴/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ piã⁵³/

(Hokkien, dice games) Mooncake Festival Dice Game


六殕烏

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴⁴/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, dice games) dice roll in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game with all six faces having the same number colored black


六殕紅

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ²⁴/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ²⁴/

(Hokkien, dice games) dice roll in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game with all six faces of four


牌仔

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/pai²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/pai²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Hokkien, card games, gambling) playing card (a card used in card games)

(Hokkien, mahjong, dominoes, gambling) mahjong tile; domino tile (or other similar tile games)


好球帶

ㄏㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄞˋ

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ taːi̯³³/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ taːi̯³³/


好球

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/hou̯³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/hou̯³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/


上籃

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ län³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ laːm²¹⁻³⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ län³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ laːm²¹⁻³⁵/


升班

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ paːn⁵⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ paːn⁵⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong, soccer) to be promoted to a higher league


拓兵

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, xiangqi, chess) to move the pawn (on the red side) forward


拓卒

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sut̚³²/

/lu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sut̚³²/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sut̚³²/

/lu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sut̚³²/

(Hokkien, xiangqi, chess) to move the pawn (on the black side) forward


卒仔

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

(Hokkien, xiangqi, chess) pawn (on the black side)


花式撞球

ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

хуаши чжуанцю

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


英式撞球

ㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

Инши чжуанцю

/iŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/iŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


檯面呢

台面呢
臺面呢
枱面呢
台面呢

ㄊㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄧˊ

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ni³⁵/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ni³⁵/


瓶式撞球

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

пинши чжуанцю

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


俄式撞球

ㄜˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

ㄜˋ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

/ˀɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/ˀɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


特技撞球

ㄊㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

тэцзи чжуанцю

/tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/


屈頭軍

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴⁻²² kun³³/

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴⁻²² kun³³/

(Quanzhou Hokkien, xiangqi) attack method of a cannon


拱卒

/kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡suɻʷ³⁵/

/kuəŋ⁵³ t͡sɤu²⁴/

/kʊŋ⁴¹ t͡səu̯¹³/

/kən⁴¹ t͡səu̯¹³/

/kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡suɻʷ³⁵/

/kuəŋ⁵³ t͡sɤu²⁴/

/kʊŋ⁴¹ t͡səu̯¹³/

/kən⁴¹ t͡səu̯¹³/


押寶

/jä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i̯a̠²⁴ pɒu̯⁴¹/

/jä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i̯a̠²⁴ pɒu̯⁴¹/

(gambling) to play a game in which players pick a spot on the table to bet on, and whoever makes the right guess of the outcome shown on the 寶／宝 (bǎo) gambling tool wins


洗牌疊

/sɐi̯³⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹ taːp̚²/

/sɐi̯³⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹ taːp̚²/

2002, Fat Choi Spirit, Andy Lau (actor):

ngo⁵ gang² hai⁶ sai² paai⁴ daap⁶ laa¹, nei⁵ dei⁶ gam² waan⁴⁻² faat³, ngo⁵ pou¹ pou¹ sai², pou¹ pou¹ tin¹ wu²! bin³ paai⁴⁻² dou¹ zung⁶ dak¹ aa³ waa⁶ nei⁵ teng¹!

我梗係洗牌疊啦，你哋噉玩法，我鋪鋪洗，鋪鋪天糊！變牌都仲得呀話你聽！

我梗系洗牌叠啦，你哋噉玩法，我铺铺洗，铺铺天糊！变牌都仲得呀话你听！

(Cantonese, gambling) to cheat by shuffling so that one has a good hand


楚河漢界

ㄔㄨˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔː³⁵ hɔː²¹ hɔːn³³ kaːi̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔː³⁵ hɔː²¹ hɔːn³³ kaːi̯³³/

During the Chu–Han Contention, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu once signed a ceasefire treaty diving their lands along the Hong Canal (鴻溝／鸿沟 (hónggōu))

(xiangqi) the separation line between two sides


起尾注

(gambling) to cheat by letting one win in previous rounds and then suffer heavy losses in the last round


過河卒

/kʷɔː³³ hɔː²¹ t͡sɵt̚⁵/

/kᵘɔ³³ hᵘɔ²² tut̚⁵⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ hɔː²¹ t͡sɵt̚⁵/

/kᵘɔ³³ hᵘɔ²² tut̚⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, xiangqi, chess) pawn who has crossed to the other side of the river


過河卒子

ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨˊ ˙ㄗ

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡su³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡su³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

(xiangqi, chess) pawn who has crossed to the other side of the river


垃圾時間

ㄌㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ

ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ

лацзи шицзянь

/lä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

лэсэ шицзянь

/lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/lä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

(sports, especially basketball) garbage time; junk time


猜波

/t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, ball games) to pass the ball back and forth without other actions


爆金幣

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/

(gaming) (of a monster etc.) to drop gold coins when defeated


絆馬腳

ㄅㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

/pän⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/puːn²² maː¹³ kœːk̚³/

/pän⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/puːn²² maː¹³ kœːk̚³/

(xiangqi) to obstruct the horse's movement with a piece directly in front of the horse in the direction of the movement


連招

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/li̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(gaming, martial arts) a sequence of attacks or moves; combo


插眼

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(gaming) to place a ward (i.e. vision-granting item)


血槽

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/


血條

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/


準決賽

ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄞˋ

чжуньцзюэсай

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹/