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加注

Mandarin · pinyin jiā zhù

to increase a bet; to raise (in poker); to raise the stakes
to add; to pour in
variant of 加註 jiā zhù

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
注: zhù · concentrate, focus, direct

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1–4 · jia1 zhu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaa1 zyu3

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verb

to add an annotation
(poker) to raise (to increase the size of an existing bet)

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