百家乐
bǎijiālè
百家乐 (bǎijiālè) is the Mandarin word for baccarat.
百家乐 refers to the card game baccarat. Note that this term is distinct from 扑克, which refers to poker.
Meaning: card game (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
bǎijiālè
Did you know?
- In mainland China, where gambling is illegal, discussions about 百家乐 are often heavily coded in online forums using various homophones or 'alt-text' to avoid automated censorship filters. This creates a subculture of coded language that looks nothing like the official term.
- The term 家乐 inside 百家乐 can also mean 'happy home' in other contexts, creating a linguistic irony where a game of risk shares words with domestic stability.
- In Chinese gambling circles, 百家乐 is often discussed using a specialized jargon of 'road' patterns, where players track historical outcomes on a grid to predict future hands.
Examples in context
- 我喜欢在赌场玩百家乐。I enjoy playing baccarat at the casino.
- 他在赌场玩百家乐。Tā zài dǔchǎng wán bǎijiālè.He is playing baccarat at the casino.
- 百家乐是一种很有趣的游戏。Bǎijiālè shì yì zhǒng hěn yǒuqù de yóuxì.Baccarat is a very interesting game.
- 我从来没玩过百家乐。Wǒ cónglái méi wán guò bǎijiālè.I have never played baccarat.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about games at a casino.
- 雨婷 Yuting志强，你想玩百家乐吗？Zhìqiáng, nǐ xiǎng wán bǎijiālè ma?Zhiqiang, do you want to play baccarat?
- 志强 Zhiqiang我不太懂百家乐的规则。Wǒ bù tài dǒng bǎijiālè de guīzé.I don't quite understand the rules of baccarat.
- 雨婷 Yuting没关系，我可以教你。Méiguānxì, wǒ kěyǐ jiāo nǐ.It's okay, I can teach you.
- 志强 Zhiqiang那好，我们试试看吧。Nà hǎo, wǒmen shìshì kàn ba.That's fine, let's give it a try.
