<p><strong>摊牌</strong> - (as in a poker game), <strong>show what</strong> (card) <strong>you have</strong>; reveal something that one thinks is advantageous/beneficial (winning cards) to one's position/situation in a negotiation/confrontation.</p>

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摊牌 = lay the (concealed) card (on the table) = reveal your concealed card.

It came from 'show-hand' (Texas Holdem)- a popular poker game among the Chinese.
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r13
<p>Above answers are correct, 摊牌 is indeed a slang in poker games. However, as in daily life, it means someone is not pretending no more, it's like letting everyone know what cards you have in ur hands.</p>

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itz SimonAn
<p>I'm wondering if 摊牌 is a slang word, as when I translate it, I get the word &quot;showdown&quot;. It doesn't make much sense to me when I try to translate within a sentence. So what I think this word means is to &quot;come clean&quot; based on what I have found online, but I want to make sure.</p>
<p>Here is an example:</p>
<p>您这是不装了…… 真摊牌了是吧？！</p>
<p>My translation:</p>
<p>Your not pretending... are you finally coming clean?</p>
<p>Another example:</p>
<p>这种摊牌方式……
一看就是个恶魔！</p>
<p>My translation:</p>
<p>This confession method...
a demon at first glance.</p>
<p>I don't really know if that is correct or if I'm mistaken.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help.</p>

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I suppose you used Google translate to get *showdown*. Actually, *showdown* here refers to the slang/jargon used in poker, i.e. laying all one's cards on the table / reveal one's hand, not the common English meaning of *showdown*.
dROOOze
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Yeah I did, thanks so much for the clarification.
Huy
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Is this a slang word and what does it mean? 摊牌
# Is this a slang word and what does it mean? 摊牌

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-04-15)

I'm wondering if 摊牌 is a slang word, as when I translate it, I get the word "showdown". It doesn't make much sense to me when I try to translate within a sentence. So what I think this word means is to "come clean" based on what I have found online, but I want to make sure.

Here is an example:

您这是不装了…… 真摊牌了是吧？！

My translation:

Your not pretending... are you finally coming clean?

Another example:

这种摊牌方式……
一看就是个恶魔！

My translation:

This confession method...
a demon at first glance.

I don't really know if that is correct or if I'm mistaken.

Thanks for the help.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I suppose you used Google translate to get *showdown*. Actually, *showdown* here refers to the slang/jargon used in poker, i.e. laying all one's cards on the table / reveal one's hand, not the common English meaning of *showdown*.  
> **username_0**: Yeah I did, thanks so much for the clarification.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2022-04-15. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

**摊牌** - (as in a poker game), **show what** (card) **you have**; reveal something that one thinks is advantageous/beneficial (winning cards) to one's position/situation in a negotiation/confrontation.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: 摊牌 = lay the (concealed) card (on the table) = reveal your concealed card.  It came from 'show-hand' (Texas Holdem)- a popular poker game among the Chinese.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2022-04-15. Score: 1

Above answers are correct, 摊牌 is indeed a slang in poker games. However, as in daily life, it means someone is not pretending no more, it's like letting everyone know what cards you have in ur hands.


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