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賣豬仔 (maai6 zyu1 zai2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

賣豬仔 (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

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Level

beyond HSK

Related words

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• 賣俏 (maai6 ciu3) — to play the coquette; to flirt; to act coquettish
• 賣兒鬻女 (maai6 ji4 juk6 neoi5) — to sell one's children when compelled by poverty
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• 賣口乖 (maai6 hau2 gwaai1) — to pay lip service
• 賣告白 (maai6 gou3 baak6) — advertising (slang)

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