闲家 (xiánjiā): player (as opposed to the banke…

Meanings

1 player (as opposed to the banker, in gambling games such as baccarat)
2 non-dealer seat

Characters

闲

Examples

百家乐里分庄家和闲家。

Bǎijiālè lǐ fēn zhuāngjiā hé xiánjiā.

In baccarat there's a banker side and a player side.

他这局押闲家。

Tā zhè jú yā xiánjiā.

He's betting on Player this round.

Tips

usage

The 庄家 (banker) / 闲家 (player) pair is central to 百家乐 (baccarat) and several other casino card games. 庄 = the house/dealer side; 闲 literally 'idle', signaling the non-dealer position. Not used in mahjong — mahjong seats are named by wind.