Cantonese words starting with M

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买帐
maai5 zoeng3to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative); to buy it
买账
maai5 zoeng3variant of 買帳|买帐[mai3 zhang4]
买钟
maai5 zung1to pay to take a night club hostess out of a nightclub [colloquial]
买主
maai5 zyu2customer
maai6put forth effort
maai6to sell; to spare no effort; child
maai6to take a step; to advance; old in age; journey; to encourage; at a leisurely...
迈阿密
maai6 aa3 mat6Miami (Florida)
迈亚美
maai6 aa3 mei5Miami, in the United States
迈巴赫
maai6 baa1 haak1Maybach, German car brand
卖报纸
maai6 bou3 zi2to sell newspapers; (something) issued
卖卜
maai6 buk1to do trade as a fortune teller
卖本事
maai6 bun2 si6to flaunt a skill; to show off a feat
卖春
maai6 ceon1to engage in prostitution
卖出
maai6 ceot1to sell
迈出
maai6 ceot1to step out
卖俏
maai6 ciu3to play the coquette; to flirt; to act coquettish
卖唱
maai6 coeng3making a living by singing (spoken)
卖场
maai6 coeng4(big) store
卖大包
maai6 daai6 baau1(Phrasal verb) to offer a great bargain; to give away or sell something at a ...
卖得
maai6 dak1hot-selling; sell like hot cakes;
卖点
maai6 dim2selling point
卖掉
maai6 diu6to sell off
卖花赞花香
maai6 faa1 zaan3 faa1 hoeng1stating the positives and hiding the negatives (slang)
卖埠
maai6 fau6market an item for overseas (spoken)
卖飞佛
maai6 fei1 fat6my favourite (loanword)
卖方
maai6 fong1seller (in contracts)
卖方市场
maai6 fong1 si5 coeng4sellers' market
卖苦力
maai6 fu2 lik6to make a hard living as unskilled laborer
卖风流
maai6 fung1 lau4to exert flirtatious allure
卖家
maai6 gaa1seller
卖价
maai6 gaa3selling price
卖告白
maai6 gou3 baak6advertising (slang)
卖官鬻爵
maai6 gun1 juk6 zoek3to sell official posts and titles, describes a corrupt government
卖关子
maai6 gwaan1 zi2(in storytelling) to keep listeners in suspense
卖关节
maai6 gwaan1 zit3to solicit a bribe
卖国
maai6 gwok3to betray one's country
卖国贼
maai6 gwok3 caak6traitor
卖国主义
maai6 gwok3 zyu2 ji6treason
卖光了
maai6 gwong1 liu5to be sold out
迈赫迪
maai6 haak1 dik6Mahdi or Mehdi (Arabic: Guided one), redeemer of some Islamic prophesy
迈赫迪军
maai6 haak1 dik6 gwan1Mahdi army, Iraqi Shia armed militia led by Moqtada Sadr
卖咸鸭蛋
maai6 haam4 aap3 daan2(slang) passed away; departed; dead
卖咸蛋
maai6 haam4 daan2to die [colloquial]
卖咸鱼
maai6 haam4 jyu4nothing to sell (slang)
迈克尔
maai6 hak1 ji5(name) Michael
卖口乖
maai6 hau2 gwaai1to pay lip service
迈向
maai6 hoeng3to stride toward (success); to take a step toward
迈凯伊
maai6 hoi2 ji1McKay or Mackay (name)
迈凯轮
maai6 hoi2 leon4McLaren

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