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埋街飲井水 (maai4 gaai1 jam2 zeng2 seoi2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

埋街飲井水 (maai4 gaai1 jam2 zeng2 seoi2, mái jiē yǐn jǐng shuǐ) — (prostitutes) to get married; or women living on boats to get married to someone and live on dry land; to get married to someone of a higher social class and live comfortably [colloquial]

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 埋位 (maai4 wai2) — (verb) to take seats; to get into position
• 埋便 (maai4 bin6) — (slang) the near side
• 埋去 (maai4 heoi3) — to approach; to get near to
• 埋口 (maai4 hau2) — wound healing and closing up; to close down (a business); to seal an opening
• 埋單 (maai4 daan1) — (slang) (a term of gang) to kill somebody
• 埋嚟 (maai4 lai2) — come closer

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