粵

埋maai4嚟lai2

maai4 lai2maai4 lai4mái lí

English

  1. come closer
  2. to come over; to move towards
  3. towards or closer to oneself

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 接近某人或者某個地方本身
  2. 加喺動詞後面,指動作方向係靠近自己

Examples

  • 埋嚟我到吖。

    Come towards me.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 小朋友,埋嚟睇下有咩玩具啱你哋玩。

    Kids, come over here and choose your own toys to play with.

  • 我講緊嘢嗰陣唔該你唔好加把口埋嚟。

    Please don't interrupt me while I'm talking.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你可以跟埋嚟。

    Tatoeba · cc_neko CC BY

  • 個守衛用警棍打咗個空,跌咗落地,見到有個鐵網渣籃向住佢衝緊埋嚟。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 我個女好似公主噉玩,將我條裙好似當係裙噉着,向我走埋嚟,慢慢噉拖住我。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 拎啲嘢埋嚟

    take the things closer (to me)

  • 一棍扑埋嚟

    a bat/stick hits right at me

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

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