吊起嚟賣 (diu3 hei2 lei4 maai6) — to play hard to get in Cantonese
diu˗₃吊heiˊ²起leiˎ₄嚟maaiˍ₆賣简 吊起嚟卖
Mandarin Pinyin: diao4 qi3 li2 mai4
Meaning of 吊起嚟賣
nounto play hard to get
nounto speculate by hoarding sth (which drives the price up); to sell higher than market price
nounto hold out for the highest offer; hoarding a commodity; having a high opinion of oneself, e.g. someone acting arrogantly to gain favors from suitors