加碼

Chinese

		to add; plus	a weight; number; yard a weight; number; yard; code; pile; stack
trad. (加碼)		加	碼
simp. (加码)		加	码

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāmǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ maa⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāmǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiamǎ
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-ma³
    • Yale: jyā-mǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiamaa
    • Palladius: цзяма (czjama)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ maa⁵
    • Yale: gā máh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ maa⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ ma⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ maː¹³/

Verb

加碼

1. to raise the price of commodities
2. (of price, quota, requirements, etc.) to rise; to increase; to ratchet up
3. (gambling, poker) to raise the stakes; to up the ante