拐卖
拐卖拐賣 guǎi mài ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ gwaai2 maai6
- human trafficking
- to abduct and sell
- to kidnap and sell
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More words with these characters
拐
- 拐弯拐彎 guǎi wān ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢ gwaai2 waan1 to go round a curve
- 拐杖 guǎi zhàng ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄓㄤˋ gwaai2 zoeng2 crutches
- 大拐 dà guǎi ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄞˇ daai6 gwaai2 to turn left (Shanghainese)
- 孤拐 gū guǎi ㄍㄨ ㄍㄨㄞˇ gu1 gwaai2 cheekbone
- 小拐 xiǎo guǎi ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˇ siu2 gwaai2 to turn right (Shanghainese)
- 拄拐 zhǔ guǎi ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄞˇ zyu2 gwaai2 to be on crutches; to use a cane
卖
- 倒卖倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
- 出卖出賣 chū mài ㄔㄨ ㄇㄞˋ ceot1 maai6 to offer for sale; to sell
- 外卖外賣 wài mài ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄞˋ ngoi6 maai6 (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
- 拍卖拍賣 pāi mài ㄆㄞ ㄇㄞˋ paak3 maai6 to auction
- 贩卖販賣 fàn mài ㄈㄢˋ ㄇㄞˋ faan3 maai6 to sell
- 买卖買賣 mǎi mài ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ maai5 maai6 to buy and sell
Idioms with these characters
- 拐弯抹角拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ gwaai2 waan1 mut3 gok3 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
- 坑蒙拐骗坑蒙拐騙 kēng mēng guǎi piàn ㄎㄥ ㄇㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ haang1 mung4 gwaai2 pin3 (idiom) to swindle, scam and deceive
- 七弯八拐七彎八拐 qī wān bā guǎi ㄑㄧ ㄨㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄞˇ cat1 waan1 baat3 gwaai2 (idiom) twisting and turning
- 曲里拐弯曲裡拐彎 qū lǐ guǎi wān ㄑㄩ ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢ kuk1 leoi5 gwaai2 waan1 winding and turning (idiom)
- 卖官鬻爵賣官鬻爵 mài guān yù jué ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ (idiom) to grant government positions or official titles in exchange for bribes
- 生炒热卖生炒熱賣 shēng chǎo rè mài ㄕㄥ ㄔㄠˇ ㄖㄜˋ ㄇㄞˋ saang1 caau2 jit6 maai6 to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)
- 讨好卖乖討好賣乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞ tou2 hou2 maai6 gwaai1 to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
- 倚老卖老倚老賣老 yǐ lǎo mài lǎo ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄠˇ ji2 lou5 maai6 lou5 (idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others
- 砸锅卖铁砸鍋賣鐵 zá guō mài tiě ㄗㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄇㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ zaap3 wo1 maai6 tit3 to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)