粵

下haa6家gaa1

haa6 gaa1xià jiā

English

  1. player whose turn comes next (in a game)
  2. next one
  3. my humble home
  4. the next player; for mahjong, means the player sit on the right to you

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 玩牌類遊戲嗰時(例如麻雀,啤牌),順序數落去,你之後嗰個玩家就係你嘅下家。麻雀嚟講,就指坐你右面嘅玩家

Examples

  • 阿媽教我打麻雀嗰時,唔係下家唔可以上牌。

    My mum taught me that while playing mahjong, except for the next player, no one else can pick up an unwanted tile to complete a run of sequential tiles.

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

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