匿埋 (nei1 maai4 | ) : to hide

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匿埋

nei1 maai4

to hide; go into hiding

near synonym: 柄埋 | Mandarin: 匿藏, 躲藏, 暗藏

匿埋 is used for living creatures such as people or cockroaches, whereas 柄埋 is used for putting inanimate objects away for the long-term.

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,330

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

匿埋

This word has been viewed 8813 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 5th Aug 2004 07:37 and last edited on 3rd Jan 2013 15:48

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匿 nei1 nik1 - hide; conceal
埋 maai4 - bury; conceal; finish up; move closer

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有個人喺棵樹後面匿埋粵
There's someone hiding behind the tree.
[Lit. have [counter] person at [counter] tree behind-face hide]

啲細路仔匿埋喺張枱下便粵
The kids are hiding under the table.
[Lit. the kids hide at [counter] table underneath.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 匿埋

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