Taxonomy of meanings for 賣:　　

  • 賣 mài (OC: mrees MC: mɯæ) 莫懈切 去 廣韻：【説文作賣出物也莫懈切一 】
    • CHEAT
      • vtoNbetray
      • vtoNpassivebe cheated, get cheated
      • vttoN1.+prep+N2betray N1 to N2
    • SELL
      • vt(oN)sell the contextually determinate N; offer the contextually determinate N for sale
      • vt(oN)perfectiveget sold the contextually determinate object
      • vtoNoffer for sale, be prepared to sell
      • vtoNfigurative"sell" (one's importance)
      • vtoNpassivebe offered for sale; be sold
      • vtt(oN1.)+N2sell a contextually determinate thing for (a price N)
      • vttoN1.+N2reflexive.自sell (oneself) for the price of N2
      • vtoNconativetry to sell offLZ
      • vtoN1.+VtoN2sell N1 as N2DS
      • vtoNperfectivesellDS
      • vt[oN]sell goodsDS
    • TREASON
      • BOAST
        • EFFORT
          • GIVE
            • SURNAMES
              • NOMINAL MEASURE WORDS

                Additional information about 賣

                說文解字:

                  Criteria
                • SELL

                  1. The current general words are mài 賣 "offer for sale" and yù 鬻 "trade in", as well as shòu 售 "get sold, sell off" (ant. mǎi 買 "buy").

                  2. Gū 沽 refers to the selling of mobile goods, and the word often refers specifically to the selling of wine.

                  3. Tiào 糶 (ant. dí 糴 "buy rice abroad") refers specifically to selling rice abroad.

                  4. Huò 貨 (ant. huò 貨 "buy wholesale"!!!) refers to selling any moveable goods on a large scale or wholesale.

                  5. Gū 酤 refers specifically to the selling (or buying!) of wine.

                • BUY

                  1. The most current and general word for buying is mǎi 買 (ant. mài 賣 "sell").

                  2. Huò 貨 refers to buying as part of a larger business transaction, but the word is rare in this usage.

                  3. Dí 糴 (ant. tiào 糶 "sell abroad") refers to buying from another country and importing, especially rice.

                  4. Mào 貿 (ant. yù 鬻 "sell") refers to the professional trading in something.

                  5. Gū 沽 / 酤 (ant. gū 沽／酤 "sell liquor"!!) refers specifically to buying wine.

                  6. Shì 市 refers to going shopping for something, to buying something in the market.

                  Word relations
                • Conv: (SELL)買/BUY The most current and general word for buying is probably mǎi 買 (ant. mài 賣 "sell").
                • Contrast: (SELL)售 / 讎/SELL The current general words are mài 賣 "offer for sale" and yù 鬻"trade in", as well as shòu 售"get sold, sell off" (ant. mǎi 買 "buy").
                • Synon: (SELL)鬻 / 粥/SELL The current general words are mài 賣 "offer for sale" and yù 鬻"trade in", as well as shòu 售"get sold, sell off" (ant. mǎi 買 "buy").