SELL 賣賣
GIVE something to someone EXCHANGING it for MONEY.
Old Chinese Criteria
黄金貴:古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
Modern Chinese Criteria
SELL
vendere refers to an act of selling as a mercantile act.
venundare refers to having for sale and then selling something.
venditare refers to a general practice of selling a certain kind of thing.
mancipare denotes a juridicial act, in consequence of which a thing is alienated, with all that belongs to it, transferred to another.
沽,酤,賈
1. WL claims these three "characters" are homophonous, but since 沽 anciently had three, and in modern times still has two readings, this statement makes no sense.
2. WL claims that gu3 酤 is not used to refer to a merchant. This is not so. SHANGJUNSHU 2 has sha1ng gu1 商酤 "traders and wine-merchants", and along similar lines we have the current tu2 gu1 屠酤 "butchers and wine merchants".
Words (12 items)
賣 mài OC: mrees MC: mɣɛ 42 Attributions
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").
- Word relations
- Conv: 買/BUY
The most current and general word for buying is probably mǎi 買 (ant. mài 賣 "sell"). - Contrast: 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: 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").
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)sell the contextually determinate N; offer the contextually determinate N for sale
- vt(oN)perfectiveget sold the contextually determinate object
- vt[oN]sell goodsDS
- vtoNoffer for sale, be prepared to sell
- vtoN1.+VtoN2sell N1 as N2DS
- vtoNconativetry to sell offLZ
- vtoNfigurative"sell" (one's importance)
- vtoNpassivebe offered for sale; be sold
- vtoNperfectivesellDS
- vtt(oN1.)+N2sell a contextually determinate thing for (a price N)
- vttoN1.+N2reflexive.自sell (oneself) for the price of N2
鬻 yù OC: luɡ MC: juk
粥 yù OC: luɡ MC: juk 25 Attributions
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").
- Word relations
- Conv: 買/BUY
The most current and general word for buying is probably mǎi 買 (ant. mài 賣 "sell"). - Synon: 賣/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").
- Syntactic words
- vadNsold 鬻子"children that have been sold into slavery"
- vt(oN)offer the determinate thing for sale
- vtoNtry to sell, offer for sale; trade in
- vtoNfigurativecapitalise on, make profit by; make profit at the cost of
- vtoNpassivebe sold, be offered for sale
- vtoNreflexive.自sell (oneself)
- vttoN1.+N2sell (something N1) to (someone N2)
- vttoN1.+prep+N2reflexive.自sell (oneself) to N2
售 shòu OC: MC: ɨu
讎 chóu OC: ɡju MC: dʑɨu 25 Attributions
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").
- Word relations
- Contrast: 賣/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").
- Syntactic words
- vt(oN)omget the contextually determinate object sold
- vt[oN]get one's things or services sold
- vtoNget something sold, sell effectively
- vtoNpassiveget sold off
酤 gū OC: kaas MC: kuo̝ 4 Attributions
Gū 酤 refers specifically to the selling (or buying!) of wine.
- Syntactic words
- nabactthe activity of selling wineCH
- v[adN]wine seller
- vtoNcontinuoussell, trade in
沽 gū OC: kaas MC: kuo̝ 3 Attributions
Gū 沽 refers to the selling of mobile goods, and the word often refers specifically to the selling of wine.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNsell (mobile object, often wine)
糶 tiào OC: lʰeewɡs MC: theu 2 Attributions
Tiào 糶 (ant. dí 糴 "buy rice abroad") refers specifically to selling rice abroad.
- Word relations
- Conv: 糴/BUY
Dí 糴 (ant. tiào 糶 "sell abroad") refers to buying from another country and importing, especially rice.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNexport foodstuff, sell grain abroad; sell
衒 xuàn OC: ɡʷeens MC: ɦen 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vtoNHANSHU, Dongfang Shuo: display so as to sell
衒賣 xuàn mài OC: ɡʷeens mrees MC: ɦen mɣɛ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNprocure and sell
賣與 mài yǔ OC: mrees k-laʔ MC: mɣɛ ji̯ɤ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vtt(oN1.)(+N2)sell the contextually determinate object to the contextually determinate buyer (probably not here: offer for sale???)
反貨 fān huò MC: phjon xwaH OC: phan hŋʷaals 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPabact= fan4huo4 販貨: selling of goods, commerceLZ
貨 huò OC: hŋʷaals MC: hʷɑ 0 Attributions
Huò 貨 (ant. huò 貨 "buy wholesale"!!!) refers to selling any moveable goods on a large scale or wholesale.
- Syntactic words
資 zī OC: sti MC: tsi 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vtoNtrade in, sell