粵

收sau1買maai5

simp收买
sau1 maai5shōu mǎi

English

  1. to purchase; to buy
  2. to bribe; to buy off
  3. to buy somebody over; to bribe somebody
  4. to buy in; to purchase

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 循唔道德嘅途徑,用利益換取支持或者忠誠
  2. 收購舊嘅物件,通常用作轉售圖利

Examples

  • 收買人心

    to buy popular support

  • 收買手提電話

    to buy used portable phones

  • 佢俾人收買咗。

    He was bribed. ----

  • 收買佬

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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