paak3 maai6拍賣拍卖
Jyutpingpaak3 maai6
Yalepaak maaih
Definition
To auction; to sell an item to the highest bidder starting from a base price.
neutralmoneyshopping
How it's used
Focuses on the competitive nature of the transaction where the price is driven up by bidders. It is commonly associated with high value items like art, real estate, or charity events. Unlike a standard sale, it implies a formal process where the final price is determined by the market demand at that exact moment.
Examples
This antique will be taken to auction.
Are you planning to auction this pile of old books?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it for simple second hand sales on platforms like Carousell, where the price is usually fixed or negotiated privately rather than bid upon in a public, time-bound format.
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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.
