Cantonese words starting with M

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Riddle, mystery, or an unsolved question.

Fan or enthusiast; someone who passionately loves a particular thing.

Camouflage patterns or paint, often used for military concealment or as a fashion design.

The answer to a riddle or a mystery; the truth of a matter.

mai4 dit6 hoeng1

Rosemary; an aromatic herb used to make spices and essential oils, and commonly used in Western cooking and baking.

To drug and rape; to render a victim unable to resist using drugs or anesthetics and then sexually assault them.

Maze or labyrinth; a network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle.

Charming, attractive, or seductive; captivating.

Riddle; a puzzle or word game designed for guessing answers.

To lose one's way or get lost; to not know where one is or how to reach a destination.

To be infatuated with, obsessed with, or captivated by someone or something.

mai4 mai4 mung2

Dazed, half-asleep, or muddled.

mai4 mai4 mung2 mung2

Dazed, semi-conscious, or muddled.

Confused, lost, and at a loss for what to do or which direction to take.

Lost, confused, perplexed, and at a loss as to what to do.

Mini or tiny; a phonetic loan from the English word "mini".

Mini; miniature; tiny.

mai4 nei5 cong1

迷你倉迷你仓

Mini-storage or self-storage; a service renting out small storage spaces to users.

mai4 nei5 kwan4

Miniskirt; a very short skirt that only reaches the thighs.

To lose one's way or direction, or to feel lost and without a sense of purpose.

Superstitious; to believe in superstitions or things considered irrational and unscientific.

Myth; an incorrect, unproven, or widely held but false belief.

To be obsessed with, infatuated with, or addicted to something.

mai4 tau4 mai4 nou5

迷頭迷腦迷头迷脑

To immerse oneself deeply in doing something, to the point of neglecting everything else.

The wrong way, a lost path, or a mistaken course in life.

mai4 tou4 zi1 faan2

To realize one has gone astray and return to the right path; to recognize one's mistakes and correct them.

A mystery; a baffling phenomenon that people cannot understand.

To bewitch, tempt, or confuse someone so they lose their senses or self-control.

Vague, illusory, and confusing; or hallucinogenic when referring to drugs.

To drug someone in order to make them lose consciousness or self-control.

Dazed, confused, or semi-conscious.

To sip; to drink in small mouthfuls.

Metre; the basic SI unit of length.

Rice vinegar; a type of vinegar brewed from rice.

Shut up; keep quiet.

mai5 faan6 baan1 zyu2

米飯班主米饭班主

Breadwinner or employer; the person on whom one's livelihood or financial support depends.

Rice vermicelli; a thin variety of rice noodle.

Don't count me in; an expression used to reject an invitation or refuse to be involved.

A rice bin; also a slang term for an ashtray.

mai5 gou1 zik1 seon3

米高積遜米高积逊

Michael Jackson.

mai5 ji5 sing4 ceoi1

The rice is already cooked; used to describe a situation that is already fixed and irreversible.

Don't move; a command telling someone not to move.

No, thanks; used to refuse an offer or suggest one shouldn't bother.

Milan, a major city in northern Italy.

mai5 laan4 faa1

米蘭花米兰花

Aglaia odorata, commonly known as Chinese perfume plant or mock lime.

Way to make money; livelihood.

To dawdle or do things very slowly.

A shop or store that sells rice.