<blockquote>
  <p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/946/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/946/</a></p>
  
  <p><strong>埋</strong></p>
  
  <p>/maai4 /  jyutping</p>
  
  <p>/mai2/ /man2/   pinyin</p>
  
  <p>[1] [v] bury; cover up; lay sth underground</p>
  
  <p>[2] [v] conceal; hide; lie low</p>
  
  <p>[3] [粵] [v] finish up; close out; settle (an account)</p>
  
  <p>[4] [粵] [v] move closer/nearer to; close in/up</p>
  
  <p>[5] [粵] [adv] closer together; nearer to</p>
  
  <p>[6] [粵] [adv] even; too; also; as well</p>
</blockquote>

<ul>
<li>In "記住帶<strong>埋</strong>手套", "<strong>埋</strong>" means "too"(see [6]) . In Mandarin, it is "<strong>也</strong>".
The sentence would become "記住<strong>也</strong>帶手套"</li>
<li>in "走之前要閂<strong>埋</strong>房門" , "<strong>埋</strong>" means "close in/up"(see [4]). In Mandarin, it is "<strong>上</strong>". The sentence would become "走之前要閂<strong>上</strong>房門"</li>
<li>"佢跟<strong>埋</strong>我哋一齊去", "埋" means "as well" (see [6]).  In Mandarin, it is "<strong>也</strong>". The sentence would become "他<strong>也</strong>跟我們一起去"</li>
</ul>

<p>More examples:</p>

<p>When <strong>埋</strong> = <strong>finish up</strong> </p>

<ul>
<li>Cantonese: 做<strong>埋</strong>啲功課先可以去玩。</li>
<li>Mandarin: 做<strong>完</strong>那些功課才可以去玩。</li>
</ul>

<p>When <strong>埋</strong> = <strong>closer together</strong> </p>

<ul>
<li>Cantonese: 你兩個企<strong>埋</strong>啲。</li>
<li>Mandarin: 你們兩個站<strong>近</strong>點。</li>
</ul>

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<p>For example (in Cantonese): </p>

<ol>
<li>記住帶埋手套</li>
<li>走之前要閂埋房門</li>
<li>佢跟埋我哋一齊去</li>
</ol>

<p>What character can be used as 埋 in Mandarin? </p>

<p>Thanks for any help. </p>

<translation><topolect>
What's the Mandarin equivalent of 埋 in Cantonese?
# What's the Mandarin equivalent of 埋 in Cantonese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-27)

For example (in Cantonese):

1. 記住帶埋手套
2. 走之前要閂埋房門
3. 佢跟埋我哋一齊去

What character can be used as 埋 in Mandarin?

Thanks for any help.

**Tags:** translation, topolect


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-27. Score: 4

> <http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/946/>
>
> **埋**
>
> /maai4 / jyutping
>
> /mai2/ /man2/ pinyin
>
> [1] [v] bury; cover up; lay sth underground
>
> [2] [v] conceal; hide; lie low
>
> [3] [粵] [v] finish up; close out; settle (an account)
>
> [4] [粵] [v] move closer/nearer to; close in/up
>
> [5] [粵] [adv] closer together; nearer to
>
> [6] [粵] [adv] even; too; also; as well

* In "記住帶**埋**手套", "**埋**" means "too"(see [6]) . In Mandarin, it is "**也**".
  The sentence would become "記住**也**帶手套"
* in "走之前要閂**埋**房門" , "**埋**" means "close in/up"(see [4]). In Mandarin, it is "**上**". The sentence would become "走之前要閂**上**房門"
* "佢跟**埋**我哋一齊去", "埋" means "as well" (see [6]). In Mandarin, it is "**也**". The sentence would become "他**也**跟我們一起去"

More examples:

When **埋** = **finish up**

* Cantonese: 做**埋**啲功課先可以去玩。
* Mandarin: 做**完**那些功課才可以去玩。

When **埋** = **closer together**

* Cantonese: 你兩個企**埋**啲。
* Mandarin: 你們兩個站**近**點。


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