砌 (cai3) — play (mahjong); tidy up in Cantonese

cai˗₃砌

Mandarin Pinyin: qi4

Meaning of 砌

nounplay (mahjong); tidy up

nounsteps; platform

nounphysically assault; beat up

nounlay bricks/stones; pave; build; erect

nounhave sex with; screw

nounwrongly accuse; frame up

noun(Cantonese)/falsely incriminate; to frame/to hit or bash/piece together

落完雪之後，我哋大家出去砌雪人。

After the snow stopped falling, we all went out to build a snowman.

若果落雪，我會砌個雪人!

If it snows I will make a snowman!

niˉ¹呢go˗₃個woˎ₄和haanˎ₄絃dimˊ²點cai˗₃砌

How do you play this chord?

keoiˏ₅佢cai˗₃砌liuˉ¹了go˗₃个cingˉ¹清moˉ¹么gau2.九。

He made a Pure Nine.

cai˗₃砌gwatˉ¹骨paaiˎ₄牌houˊ²好maanˍ₆慢

Setting up dominoes is slow.

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