卖关子 in English mai4 guan1 zi5 Meaning

Meanings

  • to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling)
  • to keep people on tenterhooks

Simplified Characters

卖 关 子

Traditional Characters

賣 關 子

Pinyin

mai4 guan1 zi5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

卖mai4to sell 关guan1surname Guan 子zi5son