買大細
simp买大细maai5 daai6 sai3mǎi dà xì
English
- to gamble at the common table game in casino called 'over-under or O
- U'; to take a gamble at something risky and unpredicatable [colloquial]
- sic bo; tai-sai; big and small; hi-lo; a gambling game; players bet on "big", "small" or "triples", then 3 dice are rolled to get a total score, 4-10 is "small", 11-17 is "big", and 3 dice showing the same number is called "triples"
粵語 — Cantonese
- 一種賭博。用骰賭大細(又可以叫買骰寶),用三粒骰仔響密封的骰盅入面搖動,使之得出任意嘅總數。總數4-10點為開細,11-17點為開大,三粒骰點數一樣叫圍骰,大小通殺。
Examples
買大開細,買細開大,今日真係唔好彩。
Bet small and got a big, bet big and got a small. I'm so unlucky today.
呢單生意好似買大細咁,好大風險好難估喎。
This deal is just like betting on Tai-Sai, so risky and unpredictable.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk