ceot1 sau6出售
Jyutpingceot1 sau6
Yalechēut sauh
Definition
To sell; to put up for sale on the market.
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How it's used
Carries a formal tone that is typically reserved for business, retail, or official announcements. It is rarely used in casual conversation when talking about selling personal items, where 賣 is the standard choice. You will frequently see it on signs or in newspaper advertisements.
Examples
This shop is selling a lot of second-hand appliances recently.
Do you know where this product is being sold?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual settings like telling a friend you sold your old bike, as it sounds overly professional and stiff. Use 賣 instead for everyday transactions.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
