mài

sell; betray; show off

DEFINITIONS

賣 mài
  • to sell
  • to betray
  • to spare no effort
  • to show off or flaunt

WORDS

商 pāi mài shāng auctioneer; auction house
會 pāi mài huì auction; CL:場|场[chang3]
guǎi mài human trafficking; to abduct and sell; to kidnap and sell
掛羊頭狗肉 guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom); fig. to cheat; dishonest advertising; wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
lüè mài to press-gang sb and sell into slavery
華工 lüè mài huá gōng Chinese people press-ganged and sold into slavery during Western colonialism
dǎo mài to resell at a profit
bǎi mài hawking; street vending
biāo mài to sell at marked price; to sell by tender
清倉大甩 qīng cāng dà shuǎi mài clearance sale; fire sale
無所不 wú suǒ bù mài to sell anything; to sell everything
熱炒熱 rè chǎo rè mài lit. to sell hot food freshly cooked; fig. to teach what one has just learned; enthusiasm of the new convert
rè mài to sell strongly; to be in great demand
品 rè mài pǐn hot-selling property
shāo mài shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒麥|烧麦[shao1 mai4]
tè mài to have a sale; sale
會 tè mài huì promotional event; sale
王婆瓜,自自誇 wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā every potter praises his own pot (idiom); all one's geese are swans
現炒現 xiàn chǎo xiàn mài lit. to fry and sell on the spot; fig. (of fresh graduates) to apply the still-fresh knowledge gained in school
生炒熱 shēng chǎo rè mài to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)
shuǎi mài to mark down (the price of goods); to sell off cheap
dào mài to steal sth and sell it
砸鍋鐵 zá guō mài tiě to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
sī mài to sell illicitly; to bootleg; to sell privately
yì mài jumble sale (for good cause); charity bazaar