Cantonese words starting with M

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to fall out with someone acrimoniously; to shed all pretense of amity; to suddenly turn hostile

maak3 mong5 gan1

擘網巾掰网巾

to break up; to fall out

noun; double ladder; standing ladder, herring bone ladder

variant of 擘劃|擘划[bo4 hua4]

wheat; oats; a surname

to hold onto (for support); to pull; to press; to turn; to retrieve; to recover; to win back [written and colloquial]

摱車邊摱车边

to get a free ride (or benefits) with someone by following along with them

𢺳車邊𢺳车边

to benefit from being associated with someone

𢺳唔番𪮳唔番

cannot be fixed; irremediable; beyond repair

maan1 maan1 gan2

𢺳𢺳緊𢺳𢺳紧

barely enough; marginally making it; just about getting by

a generic term for weaponry in ancient times

barbarian; very; rough; unreasonable; savage

(of woman's hair) beautiful

maan4 bat1 gong2 lei5

蠻不講理蛮不讲理

completely unreasonable

foreign mission (in former times)

savage; uncivilized territory

to act rashly; reckless; daredevil

rude and violent

common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory

Raging Bull; brand name of an energy drink

(adjective) Brutish

maan4 waang6 mou4 lei5

蠻橫無理蛮横无理

rude and unreasonable

barbarian; (old) contemptuous term for people from southern China (used by northern Chinese people)

evening; late; junior

evening newspaper

the younger generation

maan5 bun3 tin1 ji4

晚半天兒晚半天儿

evening meal; dinner

evening show (at theater etc)

(of trains etc) late; behind schedule

evening meal; supper

maan5 fan1 maan5 juk6

to marry and give birth late

evening breeze; night winds [written and colloquial]

most recent in the past; late

(noun) Dappled sunset