粵

加gaa1碼maa5

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gaa1 maa5jiā mǎ

English

  1. to ratchet up
  2. to raise the quantity
  3. to raise (expectations etc)
  4. to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc)
  5. to up the ante
  6. (computing) to encode

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺而家嘅水平之上再加多啲

Examples

  • 今日開始國家隊要加碼練習。

    Starting from today the national team has to practice more often.

  • 公司決定加碼投資房地產市場。

    The company has decided to increase investment in the real estate market.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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