Cantonese words starting with M

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maai5 zoeng3
买帐
to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative); to buy it
maai5 zoeng3
买账
variant of 買帳|买帐[mai3 zhang4]
maai5 zung1
买钟
to pay to take a night club hostess out of a nightclub [colloquial]
maai5 zyu2
买主
customer
maai6
put forth effort
maai6
to sell; to spare no effort; child
maai6
to take a step; to advance; old in age; journey; to encourage; at a leisurely pace
maai6 aa3 mat6
迈阿密
Miami (Florida)
maai6 aa3 mei5
迈亚美
Miami, in the United States
maai6 baa1 haak1
迈巴赫
Maybach, German car brand
maai6 bou3 zi2
卖报纸
to sell newspapers; (something) issued
maai6 buk1
卖卜
to do trade as a fortune teller
maai6 bun2 si6
卖本事
to flaunt a skill; to show off a feat
maai6 ceon1
卖春
to engage in prostitution
maai6 ceot1
卖出
to sell
maai6 ceot1
迈出
to step out
maai6 ciu3
卖俏
to play the coquette; to flirt; to act coquettish
maai6 coeng3
卖唱
making a living by singing (spoken)
maai6 coeng4
卖场
(big) store
maai6 daai6 baau1
卖大包
(Phrasal verb) to offer a great bargain; to give away or sell something at a low cost in order to attract business; to offer people huge benefits or do special favours for others; a huge disposal of goods at reduced prices; a huge markdown sale
maai6 dak1
卖得
hot-selling; sell like hot cakes;
maai6 dim2
卖点
selling point
maai6 diu6
卖掉
to sell off
maai6 faa1 zaan3 faa1 hoeng1
卖花赞花香
stating the positives and hiding the negatives (slang)
maai6 fau6
卖埠
market an item for overseas (spoken)
maai6 fei1 fat6
卖飞佛
my favourite (loanword)
maai6 fong1
卖方
seller (in contracts)
maai6 fong1 si5 coeng4
卖方市场
sellers' market
maai6 fu2 lik6
卖苦力
to make a hard living as unskilled laborer
maai6 fung1 lau4
卖风流
to exert flirtatious allure
maai6 gaa1
卖家
seller
maai6 gaa3
卖价
selling price
maai6 gou3 baak6
卖告白
advertising (slang)
maai6 gun1 juk6 zoek3
卖官鬻爵
to sell official posts and titles, describes a corrupt government
maai6 gwaan1 zi2
卖关子
(in storytelling) to keep listeners in suspense
maai6 gwaan1 zit3
卖关节
to solicit a bribe
maai6 gwok3
卖国
to betray one's country
maai6 gwok3 caak6
卖国贼
traitor
maai6 gwok3 zyu2 ji6
卖国主义
treason
maai6 gwong1 liu5
卖光了
to be sold out
maai6 haak1 dik6
迈赫迪
Mahdi or Mehdi (Arabic: Guided one), redeemer of some Islamic prophesy
maai6 haak1 dik6 gwan1
迈赫迪军
Mahdi army, Iraqi Shia armed militia led by Moqtada Sadr
maai6 haam4 aap3 daan2
卖咸鸭蛋
(slang) passed away; departed; dead
maai6 haam4 daan2
卖咸蛋
to die [colloquial]
maai6 haam4 jyu4
卖咸鱼
nothing to sell (slang)
maai6 hak1 ji5
迈克尔
(name) Michael
maai6 hau2 gwaai1
卖口乖
to pay lip service
maai6 hoeng3
迈向
to stride toward (success); to take a step toward
maai6 hoi2 ji1
迈凯伊
McKay or Mackay (name)
maai6 hoi2 leon4
迈凯轮
McLaren