賣 (maai6 | mai4) : sell

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賣

maai6

mai4

[1] sell | [antonym] 買
[2] betray (one's country or friends)
[3] spare no effort; exert to the utmost
[4] show off; parade; flaunt

Stroke count: 15

Level: 1

Radical: (#154)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

賣 / 卖

Don't confuse with:
貴買賈

This word has been viewed 15531 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Nov 2014 10:07

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買賣 maai5 maai6 mai3 mai4 = business; trade

拍賣 paak3 maai6 pai1 mai4 = to auction

賣主 maai6 zyu2 mai4 zhu3 = a seller

變賣 bin3 maai6 bian4 mai4 = to sell off (one's property)

賣唱 maai6 coeng3 mai4 chang4 = to sing for a living

大平賣 daai6 peng4 maai6 = a sale (in a shop/store) 粵

賣告白 maai6 gou3 baak6 = to advertise 粵

出賣 ceot1 maai6 chu1 mai4 = betray 粵

燒賣 siu1 maai6*2 shao1 mai4 = pork and mushroom dumpling

外賣 ngoi6 maai6 wai4 mai4 = "take-out", takeaway 粵

股票買賣 gu2 piu3 maai5 maai6 = stockjobbing, the stock business

販賣 faan3 maai6 fan4 mai4 = to peddle; to sell; to traffic

售賣 sau6 maai6 shou4 mai4 = to sell

賣淫 maai6 jam4 mai4 yin2 = harlot, harlotry, prostitution, streetwalking, whore, whoredom

賣點 maai6 dim2 mai4 dian3 = selling point

能賣 nang4 maai6 = vendibility

賣弄 maai6 lung6 = show-off; cut round; ostentation; splash; splurge

賣甩 maai6 lat1 = to sell off; to get rid of 粵

賣出 maai6 ceot1 mai4 chu1 = sell off

賣樓花 maai6 lau4 faa1 = sales of uncompleted property units

散賣 saan2 maai6 = retail

好賣 hou2 maai6 = outsell

熱賣 jit6 maai6 = best-selling, a "hit"

賣報人 maai6 bou3 jan4 = newsboy

賣得 maai6 dak1 = saleable, marketable

壟斷販賣 lung5 dyun6 faan3 maai6 long3 duan4 fan4 mai4 = monopoly

無所不賣 mou4 so2 bat1 maai6 wu2 suo3 bu2 mai4 = to sell anything; to sell everything

買賣人 maai5 maai6 jan4 mai3 mai4 ren2 = merchant (used chiefly in Taiwan)

賣國 maai6 gwok3 mai4 guo2 = [v] betray one's country; be a traitor

賣淫網站 maai6 jam4 mong5 zaam6 = a website selling sex

叛賣 bun6 maai6 pan4 mai4 = to betray

炒賣 caau2 maai6*2 chao3 mai4 = to resell at a high profit (e.g., on the black market)

拍賣會 paak3 maai6 wui6*2 = an auction

賣方 maai6 fong1 mai4 fang1 = the selling party (of a contract, etc.); seller

賣好 maai6 hou2 mai4 hao3 = curry favour with; ingratiate oneself with; play up to

賣力氣 maai6 lik6 hei3 mai4 li4 qi5 = exert all one's strength; exert oneself to the utmost; do one's very best; live by the sweat of one's brow; make a living by manual labor

擺賣 baai2 maai6 = selling articles displayed on the sidewalk floor

炒賣黃金 caau2 maai6 wong4 gam1 chao3 mai4 huang2 jin1 = to speculate in gold

吊高嚟賣 diu3 gou1 lei4 maai6 = to hoard; to have a high opinion of oneself; to play hard to get 粵

吊起來賣 diu3 hei2 lai4 maai6 = to hoard; to have a high opinion of oneself

通蕃賣國 tung1 faan4 maai6 gwok3 = to betray one's country

賣懶 maai6 laan5 mai4 lan3 = a Guangzhou custom during the night before 1st day of the Lunar New Year

賣魚佬 maai6 jyu4 lou2 mai4 yu2 lao3 = a fishmonger 粵

賣藝 maai6 ngai6 mai4 yi4 = to make a living as a performer

賣物會 maai6 mat6 wui6*2 = a bazaar

慈善賣物會 ci4 sin6 maai6 mat6 wui6*2 = a charity bazaar (common formation)

籌款賣物會 cau4 fun2 maai6 mat6 wui6*2 = a fundraising bazaar (common formation)

賣飛佛 maai6 fei1 fat6 = " my favourite " 粵

賣座 maai6 zo6 mai4 zuo4 = to have box office success

賣埠 maai6 fau6 = refers to goods (often videos) sold abroad 粵

賣豬仔 maai6 zyu1 zai2 = to betray; to play a trick on 粵

假買賣 gaa2 maai5 maai6 = sham sale and purchase

吊起嚟賣 diu3 hei2 lei4 maai6 = to speculate by hoarding sth (which drives the price up) 粵

熱賣價 jit6 maai6 gaa3 = low-priced; cheap (lit., "hot selling price") 粵

賣相 maai6 soeng3 mai4 xiang4 = outward appearance; exterior packaging

賣花讚花香 maai6 faa1 zaan3 faa1 hoeng1 = to boast about oneself

賣兒鬻女 maai6 ji4 juk6 neoi5 mai4 er2 yu4 nv3 = sell one's children

非賣品 fei1 maai6 ban2 fei1 mai4 pin3 = not-for-sale item, free sample

小賣部 siu2 maai6 bou6 xiao3 mai4 bu4 = kiosk

阿蘭賣豬 aa3 laan4 maai6 zyu1 = to sell something under price, because you lost some chance 粵

裝瘋賣傻 zong1 fung1 maai6 so4 zhuang1 feng1 mai4 sha3 = pretend to be crazy; feign madness; act like a madman

賣破綻 maai6 po3 zaan6 mai4 po4 zhan4 = to feign an opening

賣鹹鴨蛋 maai6 haam4 aap3 daan6*2 mai4 xian2 ya1 dan4 = to have died

倚老賣老 ji2 lou5 maai6 lou5 = abusing one reputation as a respectable, experienced old man 粵

嗌外賣 aai3 ngoi6 maai6 = order takeaway 粵

甩賣 lat1 maai6 shuai3 mai4 = to mark down (the price of goods); to sell off cheap

賣剩蔗 maai6 sing6/zing6 ze3 mai3 sheng4 zhe4 = person or object that is overlooked 粵

賣大包 maai6 daai6 baau1 mai4 da4 bao1 = great bargain (selling big bun) 粵

掛羊頭賣狗肉 gwaa3 joeng4 tau4 maai6 gau2 juk6 = cry up wine and sell vinegar

拍賣店 paak3 maai6 dim3 = auction house

網上拍賣 mong5 soeng6 paak3 maai6 wang3 shang4 pai1 mai4 = internet auction

利用因特網拍賣 lei6 jung6 jan1 dak6 mong5 paak3 maai6 li4 yong4 yin1 te4 wang3 pai1 mai4 = an internet auction

賣出匯率 maai6 ceot1 wui6 leot6*2 mai4 chu1 hui4 lv4 = selling rate

拍賣師 paak3 maai6 si1 pai1 mai4 shi1 = auctioneer

高買低賣 gou1 maai5 dai1 maai6 gao1 mai3 di1 mai4 = "high buy low sell" strategy

齋擺唔賣 zaai1 baai2 m4 maai6 = only for exhibition or display, not for sale 粵

低買高賣 dai1 maai5 gou1 maai6 di1 mai3 gao1 mai4 = "buy low sell high" strategy (stock exchange)

賣魚佬洗身 maai6 jyu4 lou2 sai2 san1 = no response; no hope of success 粵

賣官鬻爵 maai6 gun1 juk6 zoek3 mai4 guan1 yu4 jue2 = receive a bribe and sell off positions and titles to gain wealth

賣妻鬻子 maai6 cai1 juk6 zi2 mai4 qi1 yu4 zi3 = sell one's wife and son away to sustain existence

鬻兒賣女 juk6 ji4 maai6 neoi5 yu4 er2 mai4 nv3 = sell one's children

賣萌 maai6 mang4 mai4 meng2 = to act cute 粵

賣空 maai6 hung1 mai4 kong1 = short selling; shorting

人口販賣 jan4 hau2 faan3 maai6 ren2 kou3 fan4 mai4 = human trafficking

賣關子 maai6 gwaan1 zi2 mai4 guan1 zi5 = keep sb guessing; keep listeners in suspense

明愛賣物會 ming4 oi3 maai6 mat6 wui6*2 = Caritas Bazaar (common formation)

Showing all 6 examples containing 賣

唔該，請問有冇榴槤賣呀？粵
Excuse me, do you sell durian?

係咪想賣保險嗰啲人呀？粵
Is it those people who want to sell insurance?

你要出賣你啲朋友粵
You need to sell out your friends.

提子係斷斤賣架粵
The grapes are sold according to their weight.

間餐廳嘅例湯賣來賣去都係嗰三幅被，重來冇新鮮啲嘅畀你試。粵
This restaurant always serves the same soups; there's never a new thing for you to try.

因為走投無路而被逼賣兒鬻女
Having no other way out, they were forced to sell their children.

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