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畀人賣豬仔 (bei2 jan4 maai6 zyu1 zai2) — to be trafficked as labourers to work overseas as coolies; to be betrayed / tricked by someone; to be sold out by someone [colloquial] in Cantonese

beiˊ²畀janˎ₄人maaiˍ₆賣zyuˉ¹豬zaiˊ²仔
简 畀人卖猪仔
Mandarin Pinyin: bi4 ren2 mai4 zhu1 zai3

Meaning of 畀人賣豬仔

nounto be trafficked as labourers to work overseas as coolies; to be betrayed / tricked by someone; to be sold out by someone [colloquial]

Example Sentences with 畀人賣豬仔

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好coiˊ²彩mouˏ₅冇beiˊ²畀janˎ₄人maaiˏ₅賣zyuˉ¹豬zai2.仔。
He was lucky not to be sold like a piglet.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心di1,啲，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好beiˊ²畀janˎ₄人maaiˏ₅賣zyuˉ¹豬zai2!仔！
Be careful, don't get tricked!
keoiˏ₅佢caaˉ¹差diˉ¹啲beiˊ²畀janˎ₄人maaiˏ₅賣zyuˉ¹豬zai2.仔。
He almost got scammed.
niˉ¹呢daanˉ¹單jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似beiˊ²畀janˎ₄人maaiˏ₅賣zyuˉ¹豬zai2.仔。
This situation looks like a scam.
seon˗₃信keoiˏ₅佢zauˍ₆就zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係beiˊ²畀janˎ₄人maaiˏ₅賣zyuˉ¹豬zai2.仔。
Believing him is truly falling for a scam.
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Characters in 畀人賣豬仔

畀bei2
let; allow
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
賣maai6
spare no effort; exert to the utmost
豬zyu1
pig; hog; swine
仔zai2 zi2
person; small animal, fowl or object

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