(pos:動詞)
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yue:#畀、#付出 一樣嘢交換#得到 對方嘅錢、商品、財產、權利或者服務,形容「得到」方面嘅行動;同「#賣」相對
eng:to buy; to purchase; to hire
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yue:#購買 (gau3 maai5)
eng:to buy
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yue:買股票 (maai5 gu2 piu3)
eng:to buy shares
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yue:買水飲 (maai5 seoi2 jam2)
eng:to buy water to drink
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yue:買樓 (maai5 lau2)
eng:to buy a flat
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yue:買版權 (maai5 baan2 kyun4)
eng:to purchase the copyright of something
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yue:佢一得閒就去買嘢。 (keoi5 jat1 dak1 haan4 zau6 heoi3 maai5 je5.)
eng:She goes shopping whenever she is free.
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yue:條頸巾上年買落嘅,都冇用過。 (tiu4 geng2 gan1 soeng6 nin2 maai5 lok6 ge2, dou1 mou5 jung6 gwo3.)
eng:This scarf was bought last year but it has yet to be worn.
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yue:我同網吧買咗六個鐘。 (ngo5 tung4 mong5 baa1 maai5 zo2 luk6 go3 zung1.)
eng:I purchased six hours of time in the Internet café.
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yue:皇馬用十億買咗C朗。 (wong4 maa5 jung6 sap6 jik1 maai5 zo2 si1 long5.)
eng:Real Madrid C.F. signed C. Ronaldo for one billion dollars.
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yue:價值;用某個金額先足以買到某樣嘢
eng:(of prices) to cost
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yue:對鞋買咗幾多錢? (deoi3 haai4 maai5 zo2 gei2 do1 cin2?)
eng:How much do the shoes cost?
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yue:我買書買咗成三千蚊。 (ngo5 maai5 syu1 maai5 zo2 seng4 saam1 cin1 man1.)
eng:The books set me back a whole $3000.
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yue:(賭博)#落注
eng:to bet; to place a bet; to gamble (money)
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yue:買馬 (maai5 maa5)
eng:to play the horses; to bet on horse races
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yue:皇馬而家輸緊一球,但係我買佢贏㗎。 (wong4 maa5 ji4 gaa1 syu1 gan2 jat1 kau4, daan6 hai6 ngo5 maai5 keoi5 jeng4 gaa3.)
eng:Real Madrid is losing by one goal but I bet on them to win.