maai5 gaa1買家买家
Jyutpingmaai5 gaa1
Yalemáaih gā
Definition
Buyer; customer; the purchasing party in a transaction.
neutralmoneypeople
How it's used
Primarily used in formal or commercial contexts like real estate, online marketplaces, or business negotiations. When referring to a customer in a retail shop or restaurant, locals prefer using 顧客 or 客人 instead.
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This buyer is so troublesome, always asking for a discount.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this word for general customers in a restaurant or shop, as it sounds overly transactional and cold, implying a specific contract or negotiation is taking place.
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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.
