埋 maai⁴ {mái}

(verb) 1. to complete; 2. to settle; (verb) to join in (a group); (adverb) 1. as well; 2. also; 3. and

埋 maai⁴ {mái}

to bury

埋 maai⁴ {mán}

to blame

埋便 maai⁴ bin⁶ {mái biàn}

(slang) the near side

埋單〔-单〕 maai⁴ daan¹ {mái dān}

(slang) (a term of gang) to kill somebody

埋堆 maai⁴ deoi¹ {mái duī}

(verb) to mix with a group; (slang) to group, congregate or to get into a clique for advantages or benefits

埋街 maai⁴ gaai¹ {mái jiē}

1. to describe residents who once live on water move ashore 2. to describe residents who live on water marry someone who lives on land

埋櫃〔-柜〕 maai⁴ gwai⁶ {mái guì}

calculate all the profit and balance after a day of work [refers to when a store closes at night]

埋口 maai⁴ hau² {mái kǒu}

wound healing and closing up; to close down (a business); to seal an opening 10

埋去 maai⁴ heoi³ {mái qù}

to approach; to get near to

埋怨 maai⁴ jyun³ {mán yuàn}

to moan

埋欄〔-栏〕 maai⁴ laan¹ {mái lán}

to trade; to join a conversation, to join a group; succeed in accomplishing something

埋嚟 maai⁴ lai² {mái lí}

come closer

埋籠〔-笼〕 maai⁴ lung⁴ {mái lóng}

livestock entering the cage

埋尾 maai⁴ mei⁵ {mái wěi}

(verb) to finish up the last part of a task; to wrap up

埋牙 maai⁴ ngaa⁴ {mái yá}

a situation where two parties are getting ready to go head to head in a competition; when success is in sight for matters relating to arranging contacts

埋岸 maai⁴ ngon⁶ {mái àn}

to reach the shore

埋身 maai⁴ san¹ {mái shēn}

1. to get close to (physically) 2. to get itimate 3. to develop a close relationship with a hidden agenda

埋手 maai⁴ sau² {mái shǒu}

(slang) to approach; to get into; to tap into; start; set about (often to do bad things to something)

埋數〔-数〕 maai⁴ sou³ {mái shù}

(verb) to pay or settle a bill; (of accountant) to prepare and record all transactions

埋位 maai⁴ wai² {mái wèi}

(verb) to take seats; to get into position

埋站 maai⁴ zaam⁶ {mái zhàn}

bus approaching the next bus stop

埋棧〔-栈〕 maai⁴ zaan² {mái zhàn}

to stay in a hotel

埋閘〔-闸〕 maai⁴ zaap⁶ {mái zhá}

closing the gate

埋席 maai⁴ zik⁶ {mái xí}

to take one's seat at a banquet, ceremony

埋藏 maai⁴ cong⁴ {mái cáng}

1. to bury
2. to hide by burying
3. hidden

埋單〔-单〕 maai⁴ daan¹ {mái dān}

1. to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese)
2. (fig.) to bear responsibility

埋伏 maai⁴ fuk⁶ {mái fú}

1. to ambush
2. to lie in wait for
3. to lie low
4. ambush

埋怨 maai⁴ jyun³ {mán yuàn}

1. to complain
2. to grumble (about)
3. to reproach
4. to blame

埋名 maai⁴ ming⁴ {mái míng}

1. to conceal one's identity
2. to live incognito

埋沒〔-没〕 maai⁴ mut⁶ {mái mò}

1. to engulf
2. to bury
3. to overlook
4. to stifle
5. to neglect
6. to fall into oblivion

埋線〔-线〕 maai⁴ sin³ {mái xiàn}

sunken cord (used in bookbinding)

埋汰 maai⁴ taai³ {mái tai}

1. (dialect) dirty
2. to mock sb

埋頭〔-头〕 maai⁴ tau⁴ {mái tóu}

1. to immerse oneself in
2. engrossed in sth
3. to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)
4. countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)

埋葬 maai⁴ zong³ {mái zàng}

to bury

埋頭埋腦〔-头-脑〕 maai⁴ tau⁴ maai⁴ nou⁵ {mái tóu mái nǎo}

immerse oneself in

埋頭苦幹〔-头-干〕 maai⁴ tau⁴ fu² gon³ {mái tóu kǔ gàn}

1. to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
2. to make an all-out effort
3. up to the neck in work

埋天怨地 maai⁴ tin¹ jyun³ dei⁶ {mán tiān yuàn dì}

1. lit. to blame the heavens and reproach the earth
2. fig. to rave and rant

埋街食井水 maai⁴ gaai¹ sik⁶ zeng² seoi² {mái jiē shí jǐng shuǐ}

lit. for fishermen to move on land and drink well water, meaning one who can survive stress-free and well-off without working; go into early retirement

埋手打三更 maai⁴ sau² daa² saam¹ gaang¹ {mái shǒu dǎ sān gēng}

[idiom] to describe a person did it wrong from the beginning