賣〔卖〕 maai⁶ {mài}

1. to sell
2. to betray
3. to spare no effort
4. to show off or flaunt

賣俏〔卖-〕 maai⁶ ciu³ {mài qiào}

to play the coquette; to flirt; to act coquettish

賣唱〔卖-〕 maai⁶ coeng³ {mài chàng}

making a living by singing (spoken)

賣得〔卖-〕 maai⁶ dak¹ {mài dé}

hot-selling; sell like hot cakes;

賣埠〔卖-〕 maai⁶ fau⁶ {mài bù}

market an item for overseas (spoken)

賣好〔卖-〕 maai⁶ hou² {mài hǎo}

To curry favour with someone; to win favour from someone; to ingratiate oneself with

賣懶〔卖懒〕 maai⁶ laan⁵ {mài lǎn}

traditional customs of children "selling laziness" before lunar new year, to wish for a productive year ahead

賣甩〔卖-〕 maai⁶ lat¹ {mài shuǎi}

1. betray 2. ignore

賣武〔卖-〕 maai⁶ mou⁵ {mài wǔ}

to perform martial arts for a living

賣藝〔卖艺〕 maai⁶ ngai⁶ {mài yì}

to make money as a performer

賣卜〔卖-〕 maai⁶ buk¹ {mài bǔ}

to do trade as a fortune teller

賣春〔卖-〕 maai⁶ ceon¹ {mài chūn}

to engage in prostitution

賣出〔卖-〕 maai⁶ ceot¹ {mài chū}

1. to sell
2. to reach (a price in an auction)

賣場〔卖场〕 maai⁶ coeng⁴ {mài chǎng}

1. market
2. store
3. mall (usually specializing in a particular product category such as furniture)

賣點〔卖点〕 maai⁶ dim² {mài diǎn}

selling point

賣掉〔卖-〕 maai⁶ diu⁶ {mài diào}

1. to sell off
2. to get rid of in a sale

賣方〔卖-〕 maai⁶ fong¹ {mài fāng}

seller (in contracts)

賣家〔卖-〕 maai⁶ gaa¹ {mài jiā}

seller

賣價〔卖价〕 maai⁶ gaa³ {mài jià}

selling price

賣國〔卖国〕 maai⁶ gwok³ {mài guó}

1. to sell one's country
2. treason

賣空〔卖-〕 maai⁶ hung¹ {mài kōng}

to sell short (finance)

賣淫〔卖-〕 maai⁶ jam⁴ {mài yín}

1. prostitution
2. to prostitute oneself

賣肉〔卖-〕 maai⁶ juk⁶ {mài ròu}

1. butcher
2. meat merchant

賣完〔卖-〕 maai⁶ jyun⁴ {mài wán}

to be sold out

賣力〔卖-〕 maai⁶ lik⁶ {mài lì}

to really put out energy for

賣弄〔卖-〕 maai⁶ lung⁶ {mài nong}

1. to show off
2. to make a display of

賣萌〔卖-〕 maai⁶ mang⁴ {mài méng}

(slang) to act cute

賣命〔卖-〕 maai⁶ meng⁶ {mài mìng}

1. to throw one's life in for
2. to haplessly give one's life for
3. to sacrifice oneself torturously working for another or for a group
4. to pour in one's utmost effort
5. to shed one's last ounce of strength for

賣身〔卖-〕 maai⁶ san¹ {mài shēn}

1. to prostitute oneself
2. to sell oneself into slavery

賣笑〔卖-〕 maai⁶ siu³ {mài xiào}

1. to work as a good-time girl
2. to prostitute oneself

賣傻〔卖-〕 maai⁶ so⁴ {mài shǎ}

1. to play stupid
2. to act like an idiot

賣相〔卖-〕 maai⁶ soeng³ {mài xiàng}

1. outward appearance
2. demeanor

賣座〔卖-〕 maai⁶ zo⁶ {mài zuò}

(of a movie, show etc) to attract large audiences

賣主〔卖-〕 maai⁶ zyu² {mài zhǔ}

seller

賣報紙〔卖报纸〕 maai⁶ bou³ zi² {mài bào zhǐ}

to sell newspapers; (something) issued / printed on the newspaper;

賣大包〔卖--〕 maai⁶ daai⁶ baau¹ {mài dà bāo}

(Phrasal verb) to offer a great bargain; to give away or sell something at a low cost in order to attract business; to offer people huge benefits or do special favours for others; a huge disposal of goods at reduced prices; a huge markdown sale

賣飛佛〔卖飞-〕 maai⁶ fei¹ fat⁶ {mài fēi fó}

my favourite (loanword)

賣告白〔卖--〕 maai⁶ gou³ baak⁶ {mài gào bái}

advertising (slang)

賣鹹魚〔卖咸鱼〕 maai⁶ haam⁴ jyu⁴ {mài xián yú}

nothing to sell (slang)

賣口乖〔卖--〕 maai⁶ hau² gwaai¹ {mài kǒu guāi}

to pay lip service

賣魚佬〔卖鱼-〕 maai⁶ jyu⁴ lou² {mài yú lǎo}

a fishmonger

賣物會〔卖-会〕 maai⁶ mat⁶ wui² {mài wù huì}

a bazaar selling goods for fundraising; a jumble sale; a fête

賣面光〔卖--〕 maai⁶ min⁶ gwong¹ {mài miàn guāng}

to ingratiate oneself with

賣身契〔卖--〕 maai⁶ san¹ kai³ {mài shēn qì}

an indenture agreement for someone who is selling themself

賣生藕〔卖--〕 maai⁶ sang¹ ngau⁵ {mài shēng ǒu}

women flirting with men (slang)

賣剩蔗〔卖--〕 maai⁶ zing⁶ ze³ {mài shèng zhè}

(slang) literally 'the leftover sugar cane; the leftovers that no one wants after all the good ones has been picked, often used in a derogatory way to refer to refer to women who are 'the leftover women' that no man wants

賣招牌〔卖--〕 maai⁶ ziu¹ paai⁴ {mài zhāo pai}

(verb) to offer something at a bargain just to establish one's brand; to sell a brand name (as an asset); brand selling (to sell the brand, not the product)

賣豬仔〔卖猪-〕 maai⁶ zyu¹ zai² {mài zhū zǎi}

(phrasal verb) to traffick labourers overseas to work as coolies; to betray / to trick (usually only used in the passive voice, 'to be betrayed' / 'to be tricked'; refers to people who have to sell themselves into slavery when driven by poverty

賣本事〔卖--〕 maai⁶ bun² si⁶ {mài běn shì}

1. to flaunt a skill
2. to give display to one's ability
3. to show off a feat
4. to vaunt one's tricks

賣苦力〔卖--〕 maai⁶ fu² lik⁶ {mài kǔ lì}

to make a hard living as unskilled laborer

賣風流〔卖风-〕 maai⁶ fung¹ lau⁴ {mài fēng liú}

1. to exert flirtatious allure
2. to entice coquettishly

賣關子〔卖关-〕 maai⁶ gwaan¹ zi² {mài guān zi}

1. to do sth reluctantly
2. to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling)
3. to keep people on tenterhooks

賣關節〔卖关节〕 maai⁶ gwaan¹ zit³ {mài guān jié}

1. to solicit a bribe
2. to accept a bribe

賣國賊〔卖国贼〕 maai⁶ gwok³ caak⁶ {mài guó zéi}

traitor

賣光了〔卖--〕 maai⁶ gwong¹ liu⁵ {mài guāng le}

1. to be sold out
2. to be out of stock

賣肉者〔卖--〕 maai⁶ juk⁶ ze² {mài ròu zhě}

butcher

賣力氣〔卖-气〕 maai⁶ lik⁶ hei³ {mài lì qi}

1. to make a living doing manual labor
2. to give sth all one's got

賣面子〔卖--〕 maai⁶ min⁶ zi² {mài miàn zi}

1. to obsequiously bequeath favors on behalf of another
2. to give face to somebody by doing favors on their behalf
3. to curry favor for a third party
4. to intercede on another's behalf

賣破綻〔卖-绽〕 maai⁶ po³ zaan⁶ {mài pò zhàn}

to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat etc)

賣炭翁〔卖--〕 maai⁶ taan³ jung¹ {Mài Tàn Wēng}

The Old Charcoal Seller, poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易

賣方市場〔卖--场〕 maai⁶ fong¹ si⁵ coeng⁴ {mài fāng shì chǎng}

sellers' market

賣官鬻爵〔卖---〕 maai⁶ gun¹ juk⁶ zoek³ {mài guān yù jué}

to sell official posts and titles, describes a corrupt government

賣鹹鴨蛋〔卖咸鸭-〕 maai⁶ haam⁴ aap³ daan² {mài xián yā dàn}

(slang) passed away; departed; dead

賣兒鬻女〔卖儿--〕 maai⁶ ji⁴ juk⁶ neoi⁵ {mài ér yù nǚ}

to sell one's children when compelled by poverty

賣身投靠〔卖---〕 maai⁶ san¹ tau⁴ kaau³ {mài shēn tóu kào}

to sell oneself out to somebody else

賣頭賣尾〔卖头卖-〕 maai⁶ tau⁴ maai⁶ mei⁵ {mài tóu mài wěi}

selling what's left over

賣國主義〔卖国-义〕 maai⁶ gwok³ zyu² ji⁶ {mài guó zhǔ yì}

treason

賣花讚花香〔卖-赞--〕 maai⁶ faa¹ zaan³ faa¹ hoeng¹ {mài huā zàn huā xiāng}

stating the positives and hiding the negatives (slang)

賣仔莫摸頭〔卖---头〕 maai⁶ zai² mok⁶ mo² tau⁴ {mài zǐ mò mō tóu}

one should be resolute (harden their hearts) and be willing to let go once they have decided on something (especially when compelled by circumstances) and not allow themselves any chance to renege