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  maai6   jyutping
  mai4   pinyin
[1] sell | [antonym]
[2] betray (one's country or friends)
[3] spare no effort; exert to the utmost
[4] show off; parade; flaunt

verb
Stroke count: 15
Level: 1
Radical: (#154)

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

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This word has been viewed 15422 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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detail  maai5 maai6  mai3 mai4 = business; trade
detail  paak3 maai6  pai1 mai4 = to auction
detail  maai6 zyu2  mai4 zhu3 = a seller
detail  bin3 maai6  bian4 mai4 = to sell off (one's property)
detail  maai6 coeng3  mai4 chang4 = to sing for a living
detail  daai6 peng4 maai6   = a sale (in a shop/store)
detail  maai6 gou3 baak6   = to advertise
detail  ceot1 maai6  chu1 mai4 = betray
detail  siu1 maai6*2  shao1 mai4 = pork and mushroom dumpling
detail  ngoi6 maai6  wai4 mai4 = "take-out", takeaway
See all 83 compounds (CantoDict reports 86 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 賣
detail 唔該請問有冇榴槤
Excuse me, do you sell durian?
detail 係咪保險嗰啲
Is it those people who want to sell insurance?
detail 出賣朋友
You need to sell out your friends.
detail 提子
The grapes are sold according to their weight.
detail 餐廳例湯都係三幅被新鮮畀你
This restaurant always serves the same soups; there's never a new thing for you to try.
detail 因為被逼賣兒鬻女
Having no other way out, they were forced to sell their children.

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