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Jyutping haa6 gaa1
Pinyin xià jiā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. player whose turn comes next (in a game)
  2. next one
  3. my humble home
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​,​你​之​後​嗰​個​玩家​就​係​你​嘅​下​家​。​麻雀​嚟​講​,​就​指​坐​你​右面​嘅​玩家
    the next player; for mahjong, means the player sit on the right to you
    • 阿媽教我打麻雀嗰時,唔係下家唔可以上牌。
      阿妈教我打麻雀𠮶时,唔系下家唔可以上牌。
      My mum said that when playing mahjong, except the next player, no one can to form a run of 3 sequential tiles from the same suit by picking up an unwanted tile.
  2. 反義詞
    上家
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    next one in a sequence
  2. noun, colloquial
    next one in a sequence
    • 找下家
      找下家
      zhǎo xià jiā
      to find a new lover for oneself (after a breakup, becoming unemployed)
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
    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
  3. Cantonese
    阿妈教我打麻雀𠮶时,唔系下家唔可以上牌。
    阿媽教我打麻雀嗰時,唔係下家唔可以上牌。
    • My mum said that when playing mahjong, except the next player, no one can to form a run of 3 sequential tiles from the same suit by picking up an unwanted tile.
  4. Cantonese
    正话做做下家务突然间作动,即刻叫老公call的士。
    正話做做下家務突然間作動,即刻叫老公call的士。
    • I felt the baby actuating while doing housework, and immediately had my husband fetch a taxi.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    找下家
    找下家
    zhǎo xià jiā
    • to find a new lover for oneself (after a breakup, becoming unemployed)