maai5 jeng4買贏买赢
Jyutpingmaai5 jeng4
Yalemáaih yèhng
Definition
To bet that someone or something will win.
colloquialmoneydaily actions
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of placing a wager on a winner, often used in contexts like horse racing or sports betting. It functions as a verb phrase where the object is the entity being backed. It carries a sense of anticipation for a positive outcome in a gamble.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with winning a bet itself, which is usually expressed as 贏錢. 買贏 describes the action of choosing the winner, not the result of the bet.
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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.
