hou2 maai6好賣好卖
Jyutpinghou2 maai6
Yalehóu maaih
Definition
Sells very well; sells like hot cakes.
colloquialshoppingmoney
How it's used
Focus on the high demand or popularity of an item rather than the act of selling itself. It acts as an adjective phrase describing the item, so you can place it directly after the noun or use it with a degree complement like 好賣到.
Examples
This new product is selling so well that it is completely out of stock.
Do you think this doll sells well?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 賣得, which can also mean selling well but is often used in the context of someone having the ability to sell or a product being marketable in a more general sense.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
