粵

籌cau4碼maa5

simp筹码
cau4 maa5chóu mǎ

English

  1. bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
  2. casino token; gaming chips
  3. stake; bargaining chip; bargaining power

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 賭場入面由賭場發出嘅、用以代替現金作為賭注嘅用品(量詞:個)
  2. 談判交易時,參與者擁有嘅優勢或利益,運用嚟令自己喺當中有更大嘅力量同收穫

Examples

  • 左頌星一口氣推晒所有籌碼出去,佢又曬冷喇!

    Chor Chung Sing has yet again pushed all his chips out to the table. It's another all-in for him! ----

  • 佢哋有咁多籌碼喺手,要透過談判爭取返我哋嘅利益恐怕都唔係咁易。

    As they have so much leverage, it might be very difficult for us to negotiate our rightful interests.

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

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