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坐莊

简坐庄 · 繁坐莊

Mandarin · pinyin zuò zhuāng

(gambling) to be the banker or dealer

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坐: zuò · sit; seat; ride, travel by
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庄: zhuāng · village, hamlet; villa, manor

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4–1 · zuo4 zhuang1

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verb

(verb-object) to be a resident buyer of a business firm
(verb-object) to be the banker or dealer (in a gambling game)
(verb-object) to manipulate stock prices

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