fei1 maai6 ban2非賣品非卖品
Jyutpingfei1 maai6 ban2
Yalefēi maaih bán
Definition
An item that is not for sale, such as a display article or gift in a shop.
neutralshopping
How it's used
Often used for promotional items or display models that are strictly for viewing purposes. It carries a sense of finality, signaling to customers that no amount of bargaining will change the shopkeeper's mind. While it appears in written signage, it is frequently used in spoken Cantonese to clarify the status of an item on a shelf.
Measure word
gin2件gínExamples
Why is that display item placed there?
Related words
Common phrases
marked as not for sale
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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.
