maai6 bou3 zi2賣報紙卖报纸
Jyutpingmaai6 bou3 zi2
Yalemaaih bou jí
Definition
To be published or printed in a newspaper.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the act of a story or event appearing in print media, carrying a slightly nostalgic or old fashioned tone. Modern speakers are more likely to use terms like 上報 or 見報 to describe the same phenomenon. It is rarely used to describe the actual occupation of selling newspapers, which would be 賣報紙 in a literal sense.
Examples
His scandal is all over the newspapers.
Will this news story be printed in the papers?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with the literal action of a newsagent selling papers, but in this specific context, it is a passive construction meaning to be featured or published.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
