Cantonese words starting with M

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maai6 hou2To curry favour with someone; to win favour from someone; to ingratiate onese...

maai6 hung1to sell short (finance)

maai6 hyut3to be so poor that one have to sell their blood to survive [colloquial]

maai6 jam4prostitution

賣兒鬻女卖儿鬻女

maai6 ji4 juk6 neoi5to sell one's children when compelled by poverty

maai6 juk6to sell meat

賣魚佬卖鱼佬

maai6 jyu4 lou2a fishmonger

maai6 jyun4to be sold out

maai6 laan5traditional customs of children "selling laziness" before lunar new year, to ...

maai6 lat1betray

maai6 lik6to work hard; to throw oneself into the task at hand

賣力氣卖力气

maai6 lik6 hei3to make a living doing manual labor

maai6 lung6to show off

maai6 mang4(slang) to act cute

賣物會卖物会

maai6 mat6 wui2a bazaar selling goods for fundraising; a jumble sale; a fête

maai6 meng6to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away

賣面光卖面光

maai6 min6 gwong1to ingratiate oneself with

賣面子卖面子

maai6 min6 zi2to show deference to sb by obliging them (or by obliging sb associated with t...

maai6 mou5to perform martial arts for a living

maai6 ngai6to make money as a performer

賣破綻卖破绽

maai6 po3 zaan6to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat etc)

maai6 san1to prostitute oneself

賣身契卖身契

maai6 san1 kai3an indenture agreement for someone who is selling themself

賣身投靠卖身投靠

maai6 san1 tau4 kaau3to sell oneself out to somebody else

賣生藕卖生藕

maai6 sang1 ngau5women flirting with men (slang)

maai6 siu3to work as a good-time girl; to prostitute oneself

maai6 so4to play stupid

maai6 soeng3outward appearance

賣炭翁卖炭翁

maai6 taan3 jung1The Old Charcoal Seller, poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4]

賣頭賣尾卖头卖尾

maai6 tau4 maai6 mei5selling what's left over

maai6 toi2to sell or sub-contract a space to another business; to sell the right to pro...

賣仔莫摸頭卖仔莫摸头

maai6 zai2 mok6 mo2 tau4one should be resolute (harden their hearts) and be willing to let go once th...

maai6 zeon3to step in; to forge ahead

賣剩蔗卖剩蔗

maai6 zing6 ze3(slang) literally 'the leftover sugar cane; the leftovers that no one wants a...

賣招牌卖招牌

maai6 ziu1 paai4(verb) to offer something at a bargain just to establish one's brand; to sell...

maai6 zo6(of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers; number of seats occupi...

賣豬仔卖猪仔

maai6 zyu1 zai2(phrasal verb) to traffick labourers overseas to work as coolies; to betray ;...

maai6 zyu2seller

maak1to mark (loanword) down something; (for a teacher) to correct and give marks ...

maak3 bei2to be in a sitting pose with thighs open to reveal one's genitals

擘大對腳擘大对脚

maak3 daai6 deoi3 goek3to spread one's legs wide [colloquial]

擘大個口得個窿掰大个口得个窿

maak3 daai6 go3 hau2 dak1 go3 lung1verb; describes people when get a shock or surprise; they open their mouth wi...

擘大口掰大口

maak3 daai6 hau2to open one's mouth widely

擘大口得個窿掰大口得个窿

maak3 daai6 hau2 dak1 go3 lung1speechless (slang)

擘大眼掰大眼

maak3 daai6 ngaan5to open one's eyes wide

擘大眼講大話掰大眼讲大话

maak3 daai6 ngaan5 gong2 daai6 waa6someone lies but remains calm or remains untroubled

擘大眼瀨尿掰大眼濑尿

maak3 daai6 ngaan5 laai6 niu6to blatantly do something in the open despite knowing that it is wrong to do so

maak3 hoi1to break open

擘一字掰一字

maak3 jat1 zi6to do the splits

擘爛髀擘烂髀

maak3 laan6 bei2describes a woman who is very promiscuous [colloquial]

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