買定 (maai5 ding6) — buy in advance; used in gambling to ref… in Cantonese

maaiˏ₅買dingˍ₆定

简买定

Mandarin Pinyin: mai3 ding4

Meaning of 買定

nounbuy in advance; used in gambling to refer to a 'confirmed' bet where the decision cannot be reversed once the bet has been placed

maaiˏ₅買dingˍ₆定haak˗₃客wanˍ₆運fei1.飛。

Buy the bus ticket in advance.

maaiˏ₅買dingˍ₆定bouˊ²保haamˎ₄險tou˗₃套。

Buy condoms in advance.

niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲fo˗₃貨jiu˗₃要maaiˏ₅買dingˍ₆定leiˎ₄離sauˊ²手

These goods should be bought in advance.

sing˗₃聖daan˗₃誕laiˏ₅禮matˍ₆物maaiˏ₅買dingˍ₆定leiˎ₄離sauˊ²手

Christmas presents should be bought ahead of time.

zouˊ²早diˉ¹啲maaiˏ₅買dingˍ₆定leiˎ₄離sauˊ²手houˊ²好diˉ¹啲

It's better to buy in advance earlier.

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