Cantonese words starting with M
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maai5 zoeng3
買帳买帐
to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative); to buy it
maai5 zoeng3
買賬买账
variant of 買帳|买帐[mai3 zhang4]
maai5 zung1
買鐘买钟
to pay to take a night club hostess out of a nightclub [colloquial]
maai5 zyu2
買主买主
customer
maai6
勱劢
put forth effort
maai6
賣卖
to sell; to spare no effort; child
maai6
邁迈
to take a step; to advance; old in age; journey; to encourage; at a leisurely pace
maai6 aa3 mat6
邁阿密迈阿密
Miami (Florida)
maai6 aa3 mei5
邁亞美迈亚美
Miami, in the United States
maai6 baa1 haak1
邁巴赫迈巴赫
Maybach, German car brand
maai6 bou3 zi2
賣報紙卖报纸
to sell newspapers; (something) issued
maai6 buk1
賣卜卖卜
to do trade as a fortune teller
maai6 bun2 si6
賣本事卖本事
to flaunt a skill; to show off a feat
maai6 ceon1
賣春卖春
to engage in prostitution
maai6 ceot1
賣出卖出
to sell
maai6 ceot1
邁出迈出
to step out
maai6 ciu3
賣俏卖俏
to play the coquette; to flirt; to act coquettish
maai6 coeng3
賣唱卖唱
making a living by singing (spoken)
maai6 coeng4
賣場卖场
(big) store
maai6 daai6 baau1
賣大包卖大包
(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
賣得卖得
hot-selling; sell like hot cakes;
maai6 dim2
賣點卖点
selling point
maai6 diu6
賣掉卖掉
to sell off
maai6 faa1 zaan3 faa1 hoeng1
賣花讚花香卖花赞花香
stating the positives and hiding the negatives (slang)
maai6 fau6
賣埠卖埠
market an item for overseas (spoken)
maai6 fei1 fat6
賣飛佛卖飞佛
my favourite (loanword)
maai6 fong1
賣方卖方
seller (in contracts)
maai6 fong1 si5 coeng4
賣方市場卖方市场
sellers' market
maai6 fu2 lik6
賣苦力卖苦力
to make a hard living as unskilled laborer
maai6 fung1 lau4
賣風流卖风流
to exert flirtatious allure
maai6 gaa1
賣家卖家
seller
maai6 gaa3
賣價卖价
selling price
maai6 gou3 baak6
賣告白卖告白
advertising (slang)
maai6 gun1 juk6 zoek3
賣官鬻爵卖官鬻爵
to sell official posts and titles, describes a corrupt government
maai6 gwaan1 zi2
賣關子卖关子
(in storytelling) to keep listeners in suspense
maai6 gwaan1 zit3
賣關節卖关节
to solicit a bribe
maai6 gwok3
賣國卖国
to betray one's country
maai6 gwok3 caak6
賣國賊卖国贼
traitor
maai6 gwok3 zyu2 ji6
賣國主義卖国主义
treason
maai6 gwong1 liu5
賣光了卖光了
to be sold out
maai6 haak1 dik6
邁赫迪迈赫迪
Mahdi or Mehdi (Arabic: Guided one), redeemer of some Islamic prophesy
maai6 haak1 dik6 gwan1
邁赫迪軍迈赫迪军
Mahdi army, Iraqi Shia armed militia led by Moqtada Sadr
maai6 haam4 aap3 daan2
賣鹹鴨蛋卖咸鸭蛋
(slang) passed away; departed; dead
maai6 haam4 daan2
賣鹹蛋卖咸蛋
to die [colloquial]
maai6 haam4 jyu4
賣鹹魚卖咸鱼
nothing to sell (slang)
maai6 hak1 ji5
邁克爾迈克尔
(name) Michael
maai6 hau2 gwaai1
賣口乖卖口乖
to pay lip service
maai6 hoeng3
邁向迈向
to stride toward (success); to take a step toward
maai6 hoi2 ji1
邁凱伊迈凯伊
McKay or Mackay (name)
maai6 hoi2 leon4
邁凱輪迈凯轮
McLaren