烧卖 燒賣

烧 燒

• 焚烧 焚燒 fén shāo ㄈㄣˊ ㄕㄠ fan4 siu1 to burn
• 燃烧 燃燒 rán shāo ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄠ jin4 siu1 to ignite
• 烧烤 燒烤 shāo kǎo ㄕㄠ ㄎㄠˇ siu1 haau1 barbecue
• 烧毁 燒燬 shāo huǐ ㄕㄠ ㄏㄨㄟˇ siu1 wai2 to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
• 烧香 燒香 shāo xiāng ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ siu1 hoeng1 to burn incense

卖 賣

• 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

• 火烧眉毛 火燒眉毛 huǒ shāo méi mao ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ fo2 siu1 mei4 mou4 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
• 拣佛烧香 揀佛燒香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄛˊ ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ gaan2 fat6 siu1 hoeng1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
• 惹火烧身 惹火燒身 rě huǒ shāo shēn ㄖㄜˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠ ㄕㄣ je5 fo2 siu1 san1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt

• 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)