Cantonese words starting with M

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馬中錫马中锡

maa5 zung1 sek3Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable The Wolf of Zhongsha...

馬朱羅马朱罗

maa5 zyu1 lo4Majuro, capital of Marshall Islands

maa5 zyu2horse owner

maa6(arch.) religious ritual on setting out for war

maa6to scold; to curse M: 通tòng [通] ; to blame; curse; condemnation

罵不絕口骂不绝口

maa6 bat1 zyut6 hau2to scold without end (idiom); incessant abuse

罵到臭頭骂到臭头

maa6 dou3 cau3 tau4to chew sb out (Tw)

maa6 gaai1to shout abuses in the street

maa6 jan4to swear or curse (at people)

罵罵咧咧骂骂咧咧

maa6 maa6 le4 le4to swear while talking; to be foul-mouthed

maa6 ming4infamy

maa6 zaa3(dialect) locust

maai4(verb) 1. to complete; 2. to settle; (verb) to join in (a group); (adverb) 1....

maai4 bin6(slang) the near side

maai4 cong4to bury; hidden

maai4 daan1(slang) (a term of gang) to kill somebody

maai4 deoi1(verb) to mix with a group; (slang) to group, congregate or to get into a cli...

maai4 fuk6to ambush; to lie low

maai4 gaai1to describe residents who once live on water move ashore

埋街飲井水埋街饮井水

maai4 gaai1 jam2 zeng2 seoi2(prostitutes) to get married; or women living on boats to get married to some...

埋街食井水

maai4 gaai1 sik6 zeng2 seoi2lit. for fishermen to move on land and drink well water, meaning one who can ...

maai4 gwai6calculate all the profit and balance after a day of work [refers to when a st...

maai4 hau2wound healing and closing up; to close down (a business); to seal an opening

maai4 heoi3to approach; to get near to

maai4 jyun3to moan

maai4 laan1to trade; to join a conversation, to join a group; succeed in accomplishing s...

maai4 lai2come closer

maai4 lai4come here; come closer [colloquial]

maai4 lung4livestock entering the cage

maai4 mei5(verb) to finish up the last part of a task; to wrap up

maai4 ming4to conceal one's identity

maai4 mut6to engulf; to overlook; to neglect

maai4 ngaa4a situation where two parties are getting ready to go head to head in a compe...

maai4 ngon6to reach the shore

maai4 san1to get close to (physically); to develop a close relationship with a hidden a...

maai4 sau2(slang) to approach; to get into; to tap into; start; set about (often to do ...

埋手打三更

maai4 sau2 daa2 saam1 gaang1[idiom] to describe a person did it wrong from the beginning

maai4 sin3sunken cord (used in bookbinding)

maai4 sou3(verb) to pay or settle a bill; (of accountant) to prepare and record all tra...

maai4 taai3(dialect) dirty

maai4 tau4to immerse oneself in; to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain)

埋頭苦幹埋头苦干

maai4 tau4 fu2 gon3to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work; up to the neck in work

埋頭埋腦埋头埋脑

maai4 tau4 maai4 nou5immerse oneself in

maai4 tin1 jyun3 dei6lit. to blame the heavens and reproach the earth

maai4 wai2(verb) to take seats; to get into position

maai4 zaam6bus approaching the next bus stop

maai4 zaan2to stay in a hotel

maai4 zaap6closing the gate

maai4 zik6to take one's seat at a banquet, ceremony

maai4 zong3to bury

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