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買

简买 · 繁買

Mandarin · pinyin mǎi

to buy
to purchase

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买: mǎi · buy, purchase; bribe, persuade

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3 · mai3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maai5

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to buy; to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet money on
a surname

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