Cantonese words starting with M
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蕒荬
maai5endive; Sonchus brachyotus
買买
maai5to buy; to bribe; to bet; to kill
買板唔知埞买板唔知埞
maai5 baan2 m4 zi1 deng6what the hell are you playing at?; to act recklessly [colloquial]
買辦买办
maai5 baan6comprador
買不起买不起
maai5 bat1 hei2cannot afford
買餅买饼
maai5 beng2literally: to go and buy biscuits
買青苗买青苗
maai5 ceng1 miu4to profiteer; to exploit and take advantage of those in difficult circumstances
買春买春
maai5 ceon1to visit a prostitute
買全鐘买全钟
maai5 cyun4 zung1to pay to take night club hostess out of the night club [colloquial]
買大买大
maai5 daai6to bet on 'big' or 'over' in the common table game in casino called 'over-und...
買大細买大细
maai5 daai6 sai3to gamble at the common table game in casino called 'over-under or O
買單买单
maai5 daan1to pay the restaurant bill
買定买定
maai5 ding6buy in advance; used in gambling to refer to a 'confirmed' bet where the deci...
買定離手买定离手
maai5 ding6 lei4 sau2place your bets and hands off the table [colloquial]
買櫝還珠买椟还珠
maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
買東西买东西
maai5 dung1 sai1to do one's shopping
買方买方
maai5 fong1buyer (in contracts)
買方市場买方市场
maai5 fong1 si5 coeng4buyer's market
買房买房
maai5 fong4to buy a house
買ｆｕｌｌ鐘买ｆｕｌｌ钟
maai5 fu1 zung1to pay to take night club hostess out of the night club [colloquial]
買家买家
maai5 gaa1buyer; purchaser
買價买价
maai5 gaa3buying price
買官买官
maai5 gun1to buy an official title; to use wealth to acquire office
買棺材唔知埞买棺材唔知埞
maai5 gun1 coi4 m4 zi1 ding6(don't know where to buy a coffin); to act recklessly
買官賣官买官卖官
maai5 gun1 maai6 gun1buying and selling of official positions
買關節买关节
maai5 gwaan1 zit3to offer a bribe
買起买起
maai5 hei2to take-over or purchase something with money; to kill someone by hiring an a...
買殼买壳
maai5 hok3buying the shell corporation (for listing); back-door listing; reverse takeov...
買好买好
maai5 hou2to ingratiate oneself
買空賣空买空卖空
maai5 hung1 maai6 hung1to speculate; (fig.) to sell hot air
買入买入
maai5 jap6to buy (finance)
買嘢买嘢
maai5 je5shopping; to buy stuff
買贏买赢
maai5 jeng4to bet that someone or something will win [written and colloquial]
買燕梳买燕梳
maai5 jin3 so1to buy insurance
買樓买楼
maai5 lau2to buy a property [written and colloquial]
買路錢买路钱
maai5 lou6 cin4money, paid to bandits for passage
買路財买路财
maai5 lou6 coi4see 買路錢|买路钱[mai3 lu4 qian2]
買賣买卖
maai5 maai6trading
買面子买面子
maai5 min6 zi2to allow sb to save face
買盤买盘
maai5 pun4buy order (on the stock exchange)
買手买手
maai5 sau2buyer
買水买水
maai5 seoi2'buying water', a ceremony carried out by the eldest son for a dead parent
買少見少买少见少
maai5 siu2 gin3 siu2scarce in supply (spoken)
買笑追歡买笑追欢
maai5 siu3 zeoi1 fun1lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness
買餸买餸
maai5 sung3(verb) 1. To do groceries; 2. Buy some take out
買通买通
maai5 tung1to bribe
買斷买断
maai5 tyun5to buy out; severance
買位买位
maai5 wai2to pay for allocated places (usually in the context of social welfare, such a...
買回买回
maai5 wui4to buy back; repurchase
買進买进
maai5 zeon3to purchase
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