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競り売買 (せりばいばい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

競せり売ばい買ばい

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Meanings

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Formal or legal term for auction; the more common word is 競売 (きょうばい).

See also: 競売買 (きょうばいばい)

競せり売ばい買ばいで絵かい画がが高こう

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The painting was sold for a high price at auction.

Kanji

競emulate, compete with, bid
売sell
買buy
糶auction
糴sell (grain), auction

Related words

競きょう売ばい
More common word for auction; 競り売買 is a formal or legal synonym.
競きょう売ばい買ばい
Synonym with the same meaning, but read きょうばいばい.

Built from

競せる+売ばい買ばい

Written forms

競せり売ばい買ばい
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
競せり売ばい買ばい
Alternate spelling; can also be read きょうばいばい, a synonym.
糶せり売買ばいばい
Rare spelling using the uncommon kanji 糶.
糶糴売買せりばいばい
Very rare spelling using the uncommon kanji 糶 and 糴.

Etymology

Compound of 競り (せり, 'bidding') and 売買 (ばいばい, 'buying and selling').