Cantonese words starting with M

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Rice store; a shop that sells rice.

Beige or cream color; a pale, yellowish white.

Mixian; a type of thick, white, and slightly chewy rice noodle originating from Yunnan.

Michelle; a common transliterated female given name.

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Euphemism for feces or poo.

Puffed rice; a sweet snack made of puffed rice mixed with syrup and cut into blocks.

Don't say; also used to express never mind or to introduce a contrasting statement.

Rice porridge; congee.

Rice wine; an alcoholic beverage fermented from rice, used for drinking or cooking.

Hold on a second; stop for a moment.

The Union Jack; the national flag of the United Kingdom.

Hold on; wait a minute; a plea for another party to pause what they are doing.

Exactly; that's right; indeed.

A trademark, brand, or logo.

Chinese ink stick, or ink liquid used in writing and pens.

Pascal (Pa); a unit of pressure.

Mole; a dark spot or blemish on the skin.

Blood vessel; an artery or vein.

A footpath between fields, or unfamiliar.

To leap on or over, or to happen abruptly and suddenly.

A general term for cereal crops of the grass family, such as wheat, barley, rye, or oats.

To write down texts from memory, usually as dictation.

Mak Pin, a place in Hong Kong.

Pulse; the rhythmic throbbing of the arteries caused by the beating of the heart.

A burglar, thief, or robber.

McDull, a popular Hong Kong cartoon character featured in comic strips and films.

An ink marker; a traditional carpenter's line marking tool used in construction to draw straight lines.

Pea; garden pea

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麥當當麦当当

Nickname for McDonald's.

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麥當勞麦当劳

McDonald's fast food restaurant.

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麥當勞道麦当劳道

MacDonnell Road, a street in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong.

Mohism; a philosophical school founded by Mozi during the late Spring and Autumn period.

Mecca; the Islamic holy city in western Saudi Arabia.

McDonald's; a nickname for the fast-food chain.

Pitch-black or jet-black; extremely dark.

An ink cartridge used in inkjet printers.

To give tacit consent or approval; to imply agreement or permission without openly expressing it.

Wheat bran; the broken husks of wheat separated from the flour after grinding.

墨爾本墨尔本

Melbourne, a city in Australia.

墨爾砵墨尔砵

Melbourne, Australia

Suddenly; all of a sudden, or unexpectedly.

Silent; speechless; without making any sound.

Inkstone; a stone-carved stationery item used for grinding ink in Chinese calligraphy.

To tacitly admit, acknowledge, or accept something without openly saying so.

Cuttlefish; a marine mollusk with ten tentacles, a rounded body, and an internal cuttlebone.

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墨魚丸墨鱼丸

A meatball made from squid meat.

墨魚頭墨鱼头

Cuttlefish head.