埋身 (maai4 san1) — to get close to (physically)/to get iti… in Cantonese

maaiˎ₄埋sanˉ¹身

Mandarin Pinyin: mai2 shen1

Meaning of 埋身

nounto get close to (physically)/to get itimate/to develop a close relationship with a hidden agenda

keoiˏ₅佢zauˊ²走maaiˎ₄埋sanˉ¹身

He came close.

tip˗₃貼maaiˎ₄埋sanˉ¹身taiˊ²睇

Look up close.

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日maaiˎ₄埋sanˉ¹身

He's always around.

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好maaiˎ₄埋sanˉ¹身

Don't come near.

dangˊ²等ngoˏ₅我maaiˎ₄埋sanˉ¹身

Wait for me to come over.

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