sau1 maai5 lou2收買佬收买佬
Jyutpingsau1 maai5 lou2
Yalesāu máaih lóu
Definition
A dealer who buys and resells used goods, or a scavenger hunt game.
- someone who buys old furniture, appliances, and other used items to resell
- scavenger hunt (group game)
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How it's used
Traditionally, this refers to itinerant merchants who roam residential areas shouting to buy unwanted household goods. In modern times, it has also become the standard name for the party game known as a scavenger hunt, where players must scramble to collect specific objects requested by the host.
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go3個goExamples
You can sell the old appliances at home to the second-hand dealer.
You need to find all five items to play the scavenger hunt game.
Related words
Common phrases
to play a scavenger hunt
to look for a second-hand dealer
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a professional antique dealer, as the term specifically implies dealing in second-hand or junk items rather than high-value collectibles.
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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.
