Cantonese words starting with M

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maak3 min6to fall out with someone acrimoniously; to shed all pretense of amity; to sud...
掰网巾
maak3 mong5 gan1to break up; to fall out
掰梯
maak3 tai1noun; double ladder; standing ladder, herring bone ladder
擘划
maak3 waak6to plan
擘画
maak3 waak6variant of 擘劃|擘划[bo4 hua4]
maak6wheat; oats; a surname
𢺳𪮳
maan1to hold onto (for support); to pull; to press; to turn; to retrieve; to recov...
摱车边
maan1 ce1 bin1to get a free ride (or benefits) with someone by following along with them
𢺳𢺳车边
maan1 ce1 bin1to benefit from being associated with someone
𢺳𪮳唔番
maan1 m4 faan1cannot be fixed; irremediable; beyond repair
𢺳𢺳𢺳𢺳紧
maan1 maan1 gan2barely enough; marginally making it; just about getting by
maan4old women
maan4a generic term for weaponry in ancient times
maan4barbarian; very; rough; unreasonable; savage
maan4to deceive
maan4steamed bread
maan4(of woman's hair) beautiful
maan4eel
蛮不讲理
maan4 bat1 gong2 lei5completely unreasonable
蛮缠
maan4 cin4to pester
蛮邸
maan4 dai2foreign mission (in former times)
蛮荒
maan4 fong1savage; uncivilized territory
蛮干
maan4 gon3to act rashly; reckless; daredevil
蛮悍
maan4 hon6rude and violent
蛮夷
maan4 ji4common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory
鳗鱼
maan4 jyu2eel
鳗鲡
maan4 lei4eel
蛮力
maan4 lik6brute force
蛮牛
maan4 ngau4Raging Bull; brand name of an energy drink
蛮皮
maan4 pei4recalcitrant
馒头
maan4 tau4steamed bun
蛮横
maan4 waang4(adjective) Brutish
蛮横无理
maan4 waang6 mou4 lei5rude and unreasonable
蛮子
maan4 zi2barbarian; (old) contemptuous term for people from southern China (used by no...
maan4 zing1turnip
maan5evening; late; junior
晚报
maan5 bou3evening newspaper
晚辈
maan5 bui3the younger generation
晚半天儿
maan5 bun3 tin1 ji4late afternoon
maan5 caan1evening meal; dinner
晚车
maan5 ce1night train
maan5 cing1the late Qing
晚场
maan5 coeng4evening show (at theater etc)
晚点
maan5 dim2(of trains etc) late; behind schedule
晚饭
maan5 faan6evening meal; supper
maan5 fan1 maan5 juk6to marry and give birth late
晚风
maan5 fung1evening breeze; night winds [written and colloquial]
晚间
maan5 gaan1evening
maan5 gan6most recent in the past; late
maan5 haa4(noun) Dappled sunset

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