賣豬仔

maai6 zyu1 zai2

(phrasal verb) to traffick labourers overseas to work as coolies; to betray · to trick (usually only used in the passive voice, 'to be betrayed' · 'to be tricked'; refers to people who have to sell themselves into slavery when driven by poverty

Frequency Band 52 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (phrasal verb) to traffick labourers overseas to work as coolies; to betray
  2. to trick (usually only used in the passive voice, 'to be betrayed'
  3. 'to be tricked'; refers to people who have to sell themselves into slavery when driven by poverty

Written Forms

賣豬仔Traditional · Main Form
卖猪仔Alternate Form

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