Cantonese words starting with M

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Tattoo; designs or words created by injecting ink into the skin with needles.

Civilian court official in former times.

People's livelihood and daily life.

man4 seoi6 zyu2 ji6

民粹主義民粹主义

Populism; a political ideology that pits the general public against a corrupt or self-serving elite.

Civil; relating to legal disputes between private parties that do not involve criminal law.

man4 so2 mei6 man4

聞所未聞闻所未闻

Unheard of; never heard of before.

Guesthouse, homestay, or bed and breakfast, typically offering basic services in residential properties.

Official documents, clerical paperwork, or administrative correspondence.

Written promotional materials or publicity copy.

Democratically elected by the people, especially for public office as opposed to being appointed or hereditary.

Literary style, genre, or form of writing.

Private, non-governmental agricultural land.

Militia; a civil corps or paramilitary force organized by a local community for self-defense.

man4 waa4 dung1 fong1 zau2 dim3

文華東方酒店文华东方酒店

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

Pro-democracy movement; large-scale public action advocating for democracy.

文匯報文汇报

Wen Wei Po, a Chinese-language newspaper in Hong Kong.

man4 zat1 ban1 ban1

文質彬彬文质彬彬

Refined and gentle; polite and elegant in manner.

文縐縐文绉绉

To speak or write in an overly literary, academic, or archaic style.

man4 zi1 man4 gou1

The wealth exploited and squeezed from the people.

Writing script, characters, or a written language system.

man4 zi6 cyu2 lei5

文字處理文字处理

Word processing

文字檔文字档

Text file; a computer file composed of plain text.

文字學文字学

Grammatology; the branch of linguistics that studies writing systems.

文字獄文字狱

Literary inquisition; imprisonment of a person solely for writing things that displease the authorities.

An administrative, managerial, or desk job.

man4 zing3 si6 mou6 guk6

民政事務局民政事务局

Home Affairs Bureau, a former government bureau of Hong Kong.

Gentle, quiet, and refined; describing someone who is well-mannered and does not talk much.

An article, essay, or piece of writing.

Coat of arms; a heraldic achievement representing a family, government, or institution.

Folk customs and traditions of the common people.

An ethnic group, nation, or nationality sharing a common identity based on ancestry, language, or culture.

man4 zuk6ＬＯＯＫ

民族ＬＯＯＫ

To dress in or adopt an ethnic, tribal, or folk-inspired fashion style.

man4 zuk6 zyu2 ji6

民族主義民族主义

Nationalism; the belief that a nation and state should be integrated to pursue national development.

An eminent writer whose works are venerated as exemplary.

The masses, populace, or general public of a place.

Democratic; relating to a system where members have equal rights to participate in decision-making.

man4 zyu2 coeng4

民主牆民主墙

Democracy wall; a bulletin board in schools used to express opinions and promote freedom of speech.

man4 zyu2 gaam1 duk1

民主監督民主监督

Democratic supervision.

man4 zyu2 sang1 wut6

A democratic life.

man4 zyu2 wan6 dung6

民主運動民主运动

A democratic movement.

To cut one's own throat.

A kiss; an act of lightly touching someone with the lips to show affection.

To pity, sympathize with, or feel compassion for someone.

Tight; barely enough, with no margin or buffer left.

To purse up one's lips, or to take a sip.

Quick-witted, smart, and agile in response.

To wipe out, eliminate, or cause to vanish completely.

Name of an ancient river in Shandong province.

A surname, usually transliterated as Man.