「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：	收嗲早抖啦收聲收關閂門關上關閉親切接近邁向揩埋趨逼近
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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：	close 密切煙韌密
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(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:藏入地下，用沙泥冚住；睇埋#壅
eng:to bury something with sand or soil; to dispose of underground
<eg>
yue:#埋葬 (maai4 zong3)
eng:to bury
eng:I buried the body in the slope over there, that's all I know, I swear.
<eg>
yue:啲狗識得掘窿埋好啲骨頭遲啲食。 (di1 gau2 sik1 dak1 gwat6 lung1 maai4 hou2 di1 gwat1 tau4 ci4 di1 sik6.)
eng:Dogs bury bones in the ground to enjoy them later.
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<explanation>
yue:收起一樣嘢
eng:to hide
<eg>
yue:#埋藏 (maai4 cong4)
eng:to conceal
<eg>
yue:喂，阿Sir啤緊你呀。醒水少少，快啲收埋本漫畫啦。 (wai3, aa3 soe4 be1 gan2 nei5 aa3. sing2 seoi2 siu2 siu2, faai3 di1 sau1 maai4 bun2 maan6 waa2 laa1.)
eng:Psst, the teacher has been staring at you the whole time. Please put that comic away already.
<eg>
yue:唔好收收埋埋喇，一定又識咗女仔啦。 (m4 hou2 sau1 sau1 maai4 maai4 laa3, jat1 ding6 jau6 sik1 zo2 neoi5 zai2 laa1.)
eng:Don't hide anything. You definitely have a new girl.
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<explanation>
yue:閉合；關閉
eng:to shut; to close; to join; to stitch two parts together
<eg>
yue:#埋尾 (maai4 mei5)
eng:to finish something off
<eg>
yue:我要瞓喇，順手同我閂埋道門。 (ngo5 jiu3 fan3 laa3, seon6 sau2 tung4 ngo5 saan1 maai4 dou6 mun4.)
eng:I am hitting the hay now, can you do me a favor and close the door for me?
<eg>
yue:唔准講嘢，合埋把口。 (m4 zeon2 gong2 je5, hap6 maai4 baa2 hau2.)
eng:Shut your mouth. No talking.
<eg>
yue:你做完手術個肚都仲未#埋口，好心就唔好走嚟走去啦。 (nei5 zou6 jyun4 sau2 seot6 go3 tou5 dou1 zung6 mei6 maai4 hau2, hou2 sam1 zau6 m4 hou2 zau2 lei4 zau2 heoi3 laa1.)
eng:Please do yourself a favor and stay in bed. Your surgical wound hasn't fully healed yet.
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<explanation>
yue:靠近；接近
eng:to come close; to approach; to shorten the distance between
<eg>
yue:#埋岸 (maai4 ngon6)
eng:to come close to shore
<eg>
yue:傾得埋 (king1 dak1 maai4)
eng:to get along well with (someone)
<eg>
yue:等咗成半粒鐘先見到架巴士#埋站，你話係咪離譜吖？ (dang2 zo2 seng4 bun3 nap1 zung1 sin1 gin3 dou2 gaa3 baa1 si2 maai4 zaam6, nei5 waa6 hai6 mai6 lei4 pou2 aa1?)
eng:Don't you think it is absolutely absurd to have to wait half an hour for a bus?
<eg>
yue:唔好埋嚟，你成身都係汗。 (m4 hou2 maai4 lei4, nei5 seng4 san1 dou1 hai6 hon6.)
eng:Don't get too close. You are sweating all over.
<eg>
yue:你咪再行埋嚟呀，我叫㗎！ (nei5 mai5 zoi3 haang4 maai4 lei4 aa3, ngo5 giu3 gaa3!)
eng:If you come an inch closer, I will scream for help.
<eg>
yue:套電影嗰啲打鬥場面全部都係埋身肉搏，你都咪話唔精彩。 (tou3 din6 jing2 go2 di1 daa2 dau3 coeng4 min2 cyun4 bou6 dou1 hai6 maai4 san1 juk6 bok3, nei5 dou1 mai5 waa6 m4 zing1 coi2.)
eng:All the fighting scenes in this movie are close quarters. I love it.
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<explanation>
yue:結算嘅時候加晒啲數
eng:to add up
<eg>
yue:佢話要男女平等，餐餐食飯張單咪又係我埋。 (keoi5 waa6 jiu3 naam4 neoi5 ping4 dang2, caan1 caan1 sik6 faan6 zoeng1 daan1 mai6 jau6 hai6 ngo5 maai4.)
eng:She demands to be treated fairly, yet insists I pay the bill every single time.
<eg>
yue:埋好條數咪知賺幾多囉。 (maai4 hou2 tiu4 sou3 mai6 zi1 zaan6 gei2 do1 lo1.)
eng:We'll know how much we earn after I work out the calculation.

(pos:詞綴)
<explanation>
yue:用於動詞後，表達包括、連帶嘅意思
eng:used after a verb to express a sense of inclusion and addition
<eg>
yue:你買餸嗰陣，記得順手幫我去郵局交埋水電單。 (nei5 maai5 sung3 go2 zan2, gei3 dak1 seon6 sau2 bong1 ngo5 heoi3 jau4 guk2 gaau1 maai4 seoi2 din6 daan1.)
eng:When you are out for groceries, remember to pay the utility bills at the post office on your way back as well.
<eg>
yue:我同埋你一齊去釣魚。 (ngo5 tung4 maai4 nei5 jat1 cai4 heoi3 diu3 jyu2.)
eng:I will come along with the fishing trip.
<eg>
yue:我真係勢估唔到而家書店連奶粉都賣埋。 (ngo5 zan1 hai6 sai3 gu2 m4 dou3 ji4 gaa1 syu1 dim3 lin4 naai5 fan2 dou1 maai6 maai4.)
eng:I could never have thought that even powdered milk is available in a bookshop nowadays.
<eg>
yue:我塊餅畀埋你啦。 (ngo5 faai3 beng2 bei2 maai4 nei5 laa1.)
eng:Here, have my cookie as well.
<eg>
yue:佢畀人隊冧埋？ (keoi5 bei2 jan4 deoi2 lam3 maai4?)
eng:He was murdered too?
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<explanation>
yue:將一個進行中嘅動作延續，直至完成為止
eng:to express continuation until the completion of an ongoing action
<eg>
yue:我打埋呢鋪機就出來食飯。 (ngo5 daa2 maai4 ni1 pou1 gei1 zau6 ceot1 lai4 sik6 faan6.)
eng:I will have dinner as soon as I finish this round of the game.
<eg>
yue:我講埋呢句，之後先到你。 (ngo5 gong2 maai4 ni1 geoi3, zi1 hau6 sin1 dou3 nei5.)
eng:You will have your chance to speak after I have finished my sentence.
<eg>
yue:做埋份功課就走得。 (zou6 maai4 fan6 gung1 fo3 zau6 zau2 dak1.)
eng:I can leave after finishing the assignment.
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<explanation>
yue:帶出負面嘅意思
eng:to indicate disapproval
<eg>
yue:佢成日做埋啲噉嘅嘢，遲早有報應㗎！ (keoi5 seng4 jat6 zou6 maai4 di1 gam2 ge3 je5, ci4 zou2 jau5 bou3 jing3 gaa3!)
eng:He'll definitely reap his own punishment for doing all those (bad) things!
<eg>
yue:佢成日群埋啲賭徒，最後輸晒啲錢。 (keoi5 seng4 jat6 kwan4 maai4 di1 dou2 tou4, zeoi3 hau6 syu1 saai3 di1 cin2.)
eng:He keeps hanging out with those gamblers, and eventually lost all his money.
<eg>
yue:食埋啲噉嘅垃圾食物唔健康㗎！ (sik6 maai4 di1 gam2 ge3 laap6 saap3 sik6 mat6 m4 gin6 hong1 gaa3!)
eng:Eating so much junk food is bad for your health!

(pos:形容詞)
<explanation>
yue:#親密
eng:intimate; spiritually close
<eg>
yue:佢哋行得好埋喎，係咪男女朋友啊？ (keoi5 dei6 haang4 dak1 hou2 maai4 wo3, hai6 mai6 naam4 neoi5 pang4 jau5 aa3?)
eng:They are so close. Are they a couple?

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