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Jyutping soeng5 gaa1
Pinyin shàng jiā

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    previous one in a sequence
  2. noun
    player whose turn comes just before (in mahjong, card games, etc.)

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Jyutping soeng6 gaa1
Pinyin shàng jiā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. preceding player (in a game)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    玩牌​類遊​戲​嗰​時​(​例如​麻雀​、​啤牌​)​,​順序​數落​去​,​某人​之前​嗰​個​玩家
    the previous player in card games
    • 盯對家、誘上家、誅下家
      盯对家、诱上家、诛下家
      to watch the player opposite to you, lure the previous player, and intercept the next player
  2. 反義詞
    下家
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    盯对家,诱上家,诛下家。
    盯對家,誘上家,誅下家。
    deng1 deoi3 gaa1, jau5 soeng6 gaa1, zyu1 haa6 gaa1.
    • Watch the opponent in front of you, lure that on your left, and intercept that on the right.
  2. Cantonese
    呢只牌唔系你上家打出,你冇得上㗎。
    呢隻牌唔係你上家打出,你冇得上㗎。
    • This tile was not brought out by your opponent on the left, you cannot take it for sequential suit.
  3. Cantonese
    我喺中学上家政堂之前,我连打鸡蛋都唔识㗎。
    我喺中學上家政堂之前,我連打雞蛋都唔識㗎。
    ngo5 hai2 zung1 hok6 soeng5 gaa1 zing3 tong4 zi1 cin4, ngo5 lin4 daa2 gai1 daan2 dou1 m4 sik1 gaa3.
    • Before attending the home economics class in secondary school, I didn't even know how to break an egg.
  4. Cantonese
    盯对家、诱上家、诛下家
    盯對家、誘上家、誅下家
    • to watch the player opposite to you, lure the previous player, and intercept the next player