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買賣

简买卖 · 繁買賣

Mandarin · pinyin mǎi mài#

to buy and sell

Mandarin · pinyin mǎi mai#

purchase and sale; transaction
shop; store

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买: mǎi · buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
卖: mài · sell; betray; show off

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3–4 · mai3 mai4

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maai5 maai6

Cantonese word readings for 買賣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

buying and selling; business
transaction; deal
shop
(Loudi Xiang) thing; stuff; something

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