Cantonese words starting with M

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maa5 zung1 sek3

馬中錫马中锡

Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable The Wolf of Zhongshan 中山狼傳|中山狼传[Zhong1 shan1 Lang2 Zhuan4]

馬朱羅马朱罗

Majuro, capital of Marshall Islands

(arch.) religious ritual on setting out for war

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

maa6 bat1 zyut6 hau2

罵不絕口骂不绝口

to scold without end (idiom); incessant abuse

maa6 dou3 cau3 tau4

罵到臭頭骂到臭头

to chew sb out (Tw)

to shout abuses in the street

to swear or curse (at people)

maa6 maa6 le4 le4

罵罵咧咧骂骂咧咧

to swear while talking; to be foul-mouthed

(dialect) locust

(verb) 1. to complete; 2. to settle; (verb) to join in (a group); (adverb) 1. as well; 2. also; 3. and

(slang) the near side

to bury; hidden

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

(verb) to mix with a group; (slang) to group, congregate or to get into a clique for advantages or benefits

to ambush; to lie low

to describe residents who once live on water move ashore

maai4 gaai1 jam2 zeng2 seoi2

埋街飲井水埋街饮井水

(prostitutes) to get married; or women living on boats to get married to someone and live on dry land; to get married to someone of a higher social class and live comfortably [colloquial]

maai4 gaai1 sik6 zeng2 seoi2

埋街食井水

lit. for fishermen to move on land and drink well water, meaning one who can survive stress-free and well-off without working; go into early retirement

calculate all the profit and balance after a day of work [refers to when a store closes at night]

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

to approach; to get near to

to trade; to join a conversation, to join a group; succeed in accomplishing something

come here; come closer [colloquial]

livestock entering the cage

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

to conceal one's identity

to engulf; to overlook; to neglect

a situation where two parties are getting ready to go head to head in a competition; when success is in sight for matters relating to arranging contacts

to reach the shore

to get close to (physically); to develop a close relationship with a hidden agenda

(slang) to approach; to get into; to tap into; start; set about (often to do bad things to something)

maai4 sau2 daa2 saam1 gaang1

埋手打三更

[idiom] to describe a person did it wrong from the beginning

sunken cord (used in bookbinding)

(verb) to pay or settle a bill; (of accountant) to prepare and record all transactions

(dialect) dirty

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

maai4 tau4 fu2 gon3

埋頭苦幹埋头苦干

to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work; up to the neck in work

maai4 tau4 maai4 nou5

埋頭埋腦埋头埋脑

immerse oneself in

maai4 tin1 jyun3 dei6

lit. to blame the heavens and reproach the earth

(verb) to take seats; to get into position

bus approaching the next bus stop

to stay in a hotel

closing the gate

to take one's seat at a banquet, ceremony