買菜 [买－]

Jyutping maai5 coi3
Pinyin mǎi cài

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, colloquial, metonymically, verb-object
    to shop for groceries; to buy foodstuffs
    (syn.) 买𩠌, 買餸
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我会帮你买菜，打扫，以及做晚餐。
    我會幫你買菜，打掃，以及做晚餐。
    wǒ huì bāng nǐ mǎi cài ， dǎ sǎo ， yǐ jí zuò wǎn cān 。
    • I'll do your shopping, clean up the house, and cook your dinner for you.
  2. Mandarin
    我喜欢去菜场买菜。
    我喜歡去菜場買菜。
    wǒ xǐ huan qù cài chǎng mǎi cài 。
    • I like to buy vegetables from the town market.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    买菜篮
    買菜籃
    maai5 coi3 laam2
    • basket for buying vegetables / basket used for shopping in the market
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    去街市买菜又好，肉又好，你买一斤，菜贩、肉贩畀足一斤你嘅，噉就叫足秤。
    去街市買菜又好，肉又好，你買一斤，菜販、肉販畀足一斤你嘅，噉就叫足秤。
    heoi3 gaai1 si5 maai5 coi3 jau6 hou2, juk6 jau6 hou2, nei5 maai5 jat1 gan1, coi3 faan2, juk6 faan2 bei2 zuk1 jat1 gan1 nei5 ge3, gam2 zau6 giu3 zuk1 cing3.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    买菜
    買菜
    mǎi cài
    • to buy groceries