粵

包baau1起hei2

baau1 hei2bāo qǐ

English

  1. accept total responsibility
  2. to wrap up an object, especially one bought in a shop
  3. purchase of all available
  4. to rent a space for certain activities (not for living) or to charter a vehicle
  5. to financially support a female in exchange for her company and sexual services; in a way, the 'benefactor' owns the female

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用花紙包裹物件,係送禮物嘅步驟之一。呢個詞係禮品店裏面成日聽到。
  2. 將一個場地、或者一架交通工具暫時完全租用
  3. 以金錢資助去包養、擁有一位女性,包括係陪伴同性服務方面嘅擁有權

Examples

  • 可唔可以同我包起啲禮物?

    Can you wrap up the presents for me? ----

  • 佢包起咗架飛機送隻狗去英國。

    He chartered a plane to send his dog to England. ----

  • 有個學生俾人用每個月一萬蚊呢個價包起咗。

    A student was 'bought up' by a sugar daddy at the price of ten thousand dollars per month.

  • 請包起來。

    Please wrap it up.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 可以帮我包起来吗?我拿来送人的。

    Can you wrap it up for me? It's a gift.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

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

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