Cantonese · 6 October 2026 · Dim Sum and Yum Cha
比人買咗
bei2 jan4 maai5 zo2Jyutping
bought by someone / already purchased
phrase
A passive phrase stating that a commodity, property, or specific stock item has already been purchased or snapped up by another customer.
In a sentence
大牌檔最後一盒豉油皇炒麵啱啱比人買咗喇，你同我開完夜車一齊挨餓啦，真係陰功。
daai6 paai4 dong3 zeoi3 hau2 jat1 hap2 si6 jau4 wong4 caau2 min6 ngaam1 ngaam1 bei2 jan4 maai5 zo2 laa3, nei5 tung4 ngo5 hoi1 jyun4 je6 ce1 jat1 cai4 aai1 ngo6 laa1, zan1 hai6 jam1 gung1.
The very last box of premium soy sauce fried noodles at the open-air food stall was just bought by someone; you and I will just have to starve together after working overnight tonight, truly pathetic.
