「埋」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: maai4
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to bury something with sand or soil; to dispose of underground
    (Cant.) 埋葬maai4 zong3
    (Eng.) to bury
    (Eng.) I buried the body in the slope over there, that's all I know, I swear.
    (Cant.) 啲di1狗gau2識sik1得dak1掘gwat6窿lung1埋maai4好hou2啲di1骨gwat1頭tau4遲ci4啲di1食sik6。
    (Eng.) Dogs bury bones in the ground to enjoy them later.

  • to hide
    (Cant.) 埋藏maai4 cong4
    (Eng.) to conceal
    (Cant.) 喂wai3,阿aa3Sirsoe4啤be1緊gan2你nei5呀aa3。醒sing2水seoi2少siu2少siu2,快faai3啲di1收sau1埋maai4本bun2漫maan6畫waa2啦laa1。
    (Eng.) Psst, the teacher has been staring at you the whole time. Please put that comic away already.
    (Cant.) 唔m4好hou2收sau1收sau1埋maai4埋maai4喇laa3,一jat1定ding6又jau6識sik1咗zo2女neoi5仔zai2啦laa1。
    (Eng.) Don't hide anything. You definitely have a new girl.

  • to shut; to close; to join; to stitch two parts together
    (Cant.) 埋尾maai4 mei5
    (Eng.) to finish something off
    (Cant.) 我ngo5要jiu3瞓fan3喇laa3,順seon6手sau2同tung4我ngo5閂saan1埋maai4道dou6門mun4。
    (Eng.) I am hitting the hay now, can you do me a favor and close the door for me?
    (Cant.) 唔m4准zeon2講gong2嘢je5,合hap6埋maai4把baa2口hau2。
    (Eng.) Shut your mouth. No talking.
    (Cant.) 你nei5做zou6完jyun4手sau2術seot6個go3肚tou5都dou1仲zung6未mei6埋口maai4 hau2,好hou2心sam1就zau6唔m4好hou2走zau2嚟lei4走zau2去heoi3啦laa1。
    (Eng.) Please do yourself a favor and stay in bed. Your surgical wound hasn't fully healed yet.

  • to come close; to approach; to shorten the distance between
    (Cant.) 埋岸maai4 ngon6
    (Eng.) to come close to shore
    (Cant.) 傾king1得dak1埋maai4
    (Eng.) to get along well with (someone)
    (Cant.) 等dang2咗zo2成seng4半bun3粒nap1鐘zung1先sin1見gin3到dou2架gaa3巴baa1士si2埋站maai4 zaam6,你nei5話waa6係hai6咪mai6離lei4譜pou2吖aa1?
    (Eng.) Don't you think it is absolutely absurd to have to wait half an hour for a bus?
    (Cant.) 唔m4好hou2埋maai4嚟lei4,你nei5成seng4身san1都dou1係hai6汗hon6。
    (Eng.) Don't get too close. You are sweating all over.
    (Cant.) 你nei5咪mai5再zoi3行haang4埋maai4嚟lei4呀aa3,我ngo5叫giu3㗎gaa3!
    (Eng.) If you come an inch closer, I will scream for help.
    (Cant.) 套tou3電din6影jing2嗰go2啲di1打daa2鬥dau3場coeng4面min2全cyun4部bou6都dou1係hai6埋maai4身san1肉juk6搏bok3,你nei5都dou1咪mai5話waa6唔m4精zing1彩coi2。
    (Eng.) All the fighting scenes in this movie are close quarters. I love it.

  • to add up
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5話waa6要jiu3男naam4女neoi5平ping4等dang2,餐caan1餐caan1食sik6飯faan6張zoeng1單daan1咪mai6又jau6係hai6我ngo5埋maai4。
    (Eng.) She demands to be treated fairly, yet insists I pay the bill every single time.
    (Cant.) 埋maai4好hou2條tiu4數sou3咪mai6知zi1賺zaan6幾gei2多do1囉lo1。
    (Eng.) We'll know how much we earn after I work out the calculation.

See also: 潛伏 躲 隱藏 藏 掩護 關閉 關 收 關上 閉 合 閂埋
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「埋」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: maai4
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
  • used after a verb to express a sense of inclusion and addition
    (Cant.) 你nei5買maai5餸sung3嗰go2陣zan2,記gei3得dak1順seon6手sau2幫bong1我ngo5去heoi3郵jau4局guk2交gaau1埋maai4水seoi2電din6單daan1。
    (Eng.) When you are out for groceries, remember to pay the utility bills at the post office on your way back as well.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5同tung4埋maai4你nei5一jat1齊cai4去heoi3釣diu3魚jyu2。
    (Eng.) I will come along with the fishing trip.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5真zan1係hai6勢sai3估gu2唔m4到dou3而ji4家gaa1書syu1店dim3連lin4奶naai5粉fan2都dou1賣maai6埋maai4。
    (Eng.) I could never have thought that even powdered milk is available in a bookshop nowadays.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5塊faai3餅beng2畀bei2埋maai4你nei5啦laa1。
    (Eng.) Here, have my cookie as well.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5畀bei2人jan4隊deoi2冧lam3埋maai4?
    (Eng.) He was murdered too?

  • to express continuation until the completion of an ongoing action
    (Cant.) 我ngo5打daa2埋maai4呢ni1鋪pou1機gei1就zau6出ceot1來lai4食sik6飯faan6。
    (Eng.) I will have dinner as soon as I finish this round of the game.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5講gong2埋maai4呢ni1句geoi3,之zi1後hau6先sin1到dou3你nei5。
    (Eng.) You will have your chance to speak after I have finished my sentence.
    (Cant.) 做zou6埋maai4份fan6功gung1課fo3就zau6走zau2得dak1。
    (Eng.) I can leave after finishing the assignment.

  • to indicate disapproval
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5成seng4日jat6做zou6埋maai4啲di1噉gam2嘅ge3嘢je5,遲ci4早zou2有jau5報bou3應jing3㗎gaa3!
    (Eng.) He'll definitely reap his own punishment for doing all those (bad) things!
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5成seng4日jat6群kwan4埋maai4啲di1賭dou2徒tou4,最zeoi3後hau6輸syu1晒saai3啲di1錢cin2。
    (Eng.) He keeps hanging out with those gamblers, and eventually lost all his money.
    (Cant.) 食sik6埋maai4啲di1噉gam2嘅ge3垃laap6圾saap3食sik6物mat6唔m4健gin6康hong1㗎gaa3!
    (Eng.) Eating so much junk food is bad for your health!

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「埋」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: maai4
Part of Speech: adjective
Explanation:
intimate; spiritually close
(Cant.) 佢keoi5哋dei6行haang4得dak1好hou2埋maai4喎wo3,係hai6咪mai6男naam4女neoi5朋pang4友jau5啊aa3?
(Eng.) They are so close. Are they a couple?
See also: 煙韌 密 深 密切 温馨
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