「賣關子」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: maai6 gwaan1 zi2
Individual
Character Meaning:
賣 to sell; to vend; to publish; to betray
關 to shut; to close; difficult situation; stage of a game; line of defence
子 son; person; egg; sub-
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
to stop just short of the important part of an announcement, or the climax of a story, keeping listeners in suspense; to keep people guessing; to leave a cliffhanger
(Cant.) 至zi3於jyu1神san4秘bei3嘉gaa1賓ban1係hai6邊bin1個go3,就zau6等dang2我ngo5賣maai6個go3關gwaan1子zi2先sin1。
(Eng.) I will not say who the special guest is just yet—let me keep you guessing for the moment.
See also: 小不忍則亂大謀 小意思 得饒人處且饒人 恭敬不如從命 放長線釣大魚 破涕為笑 老眼昏花 賣飛佛 金盤洗手 開門見山 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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