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頭家
简 头家 · 繁 頭家Mandarin · pinyin tóu jiā
Meanings
- organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings
- banker (gambling)
- preceding player (in a game)
- (dialect) boss
- proprietor
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2–1 · tou2 jia1
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noun
- (chiefly Southern Min, Hakka) owner (of a shop etc., addressed by customers)
- (chiefly Southern Min, Hakka) boss (addressed by employees)
- (chiefly Southern Min, Hakka, dated in Leizhou Min) husband
- (gambling) organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings
- (gambling, card games) banker of the first round
- (gambling, card games) first player
- (gambling, card games) preceding player
- organizer of a ceremony at a temple
- (Putian Puxian Min) casino boss
- (Puxian Min) leader, head, chief
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