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maaiˍ₆賣zyuˉ¹豬zaiˊ²仔
(卖猪仔)
Pinyin
mai4 zhu1 zai3
Translations
noun
to sell someone into indentured servitude of hard labour (lit., "sell the little pig")
noun
to play a trick on, to defraud, to con
noun
to betray
noun
(phrasal verb) to traffick labourers overseas to work as coolies; to betray / to trick (usually only used in the passive voice, 'to be betrayed' / 'to be tricked'; refers to people who have to sell themselves into slavery when driven by poverty
beiˊ²畀janˎ₄人maaiˍ₆賣zyuˉ¹豬zaiˊ²仔
(畀人卖猪仔)
Pinyin
bi4 ren2 mai4 zhu1 zai3
Translations
noun
to be trafficked as labourers to work overseas as coolies; to be betrayed / tricked by someone; to be sold out by someone [colloquial]