收買 [－买]

Jyutping sau1 maai5
Pinyin shōu mǎi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to purchase
  2. to bribe
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    循​唔​道德​嘅​途​徑​，​用​利益​換取​支持​或者​忠​誠
    to buy somebody over; to bribe somebody
    • 收買人心
      收买人心
      sau1 maai5 jan4 sam1
      to buy popular support
    • 佢俾人收買咗。
      佢俾人收买咗。
      keoi5 bei2 jan4 sau1 maai5 zo2.
      He was bribed.
  2. 動詞
    收購​舊​嘅​物件​，​通常​用作​轉售​圖利
    to buy in; to purchase
    • 收買佬
      收买佬
    • 收買手提電話
      收买手提电话
      sau1 maai5 sau2 tai4 din6 waa2
      to buy used portable phones
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to buy; to purchase
    (syn.) 收购, 收購
  2. verb
    to bribe
    (syn.) 豢养, 豢養
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3763
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    路祭好多时会洒溪钱，用嚟收买现场嘅孤魂野鬼，希望佢地唔好搞事主。
    路祭好多時會灑溪錢，用嚟收買現場嘅孤魂野鬼，希望佢地唔好搞事主。
    lou6 zai3 hou2 do1 si4 wui5 saa2 kai1 cin4, jung6 lai4 sau1 maai5 jin6 coeng4 ge3 gu1 wan4 je5 gwai2, hei1 mong6 keoi5 dei6 m4 hou2 gaau2 si6 zyu2.
    • In roadside mourning paper coins are often spread on the scene to bribe the homeless ghosts around, in a hope that they will leave the victim alone.
  2. Cantonese
    你架车咁样撞埋嚟，想收买人命咩？
    你架車咁樣撞埋嚟，想收買人命咩？
    nei5 gaa3 ce1 gam2 joeng2 zong6 maai4 lei4, soeng2 sau1 maai5 jan4 meng6 me1
    • Your car hit over this way, are you killing?
  3. Cantonese
    收买人心
    收買人心
    sau1 maai5 jan4 sam1
    • to buy popular support
  4. Cantonese
    佢俾人收买咗。
    佢俾人收買咗。
    keoi5 bei2 jan4 sau1 maai5 zo2.
    • He was bribed.
  5. Cantonese
    收买手提电话
    收買手提電話
    sau1 maai5 sau2 tai4 din6 waa2
    • to buy used portable phones
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    收买佬
    收買佬
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    收买人心
    收買人心
    shōu mǎi rén xīn
    • to bribe people's hearts; to garner popularity by giving people some benefit