For example (in Cantonese):
- 記住帶埋手套
- 走之前要閂埋房門
- 佢跟埋我哋一齊去
What character can be used as 埋 in Mandarin?
Thanks for any help.
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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
More examples:
When 埋 = finish up
When 埋 = closer together
埋 doesn't correspond to a single character in mandarin, but is more generic.