Cantonese words starting with M
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maau1 ngaan5 ji4
貓眼兒猫眼儿
erhua variant of 貓眼|猫眼[mao1 yan3]
maau1 nik1
貓匿猫匿
variant of 貓膩|猫腻[mao1 ni4]
maau1 niu6
貓尿猫尿
tears [colloquial]
maau1 saa1
貓沙猫沙
variant of 貓砂|猫砂[mao1 sha1]
maau1 sat1
貓蝨猫虱
cat flea
maau1 sing1 niu5
貓聲鳥猫声鸟
catbird
maau1 sou1
貓鬚猫须
cat's whiskers
maau1 syu2 jau4 hei3
貓鼠遊戲猫鼠游戏
cat and mouse game
maau1 tau4 jing1
貓頭鷹猫头鹰
owl
maau1 wan1
貓瘟猫瘟
feline panleukopenia
maau1 wong4
貓王猫王
Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star
maau1 zaau2 beng6
貓抓病猫抓病
cat scratch disease; cat scratch fever
maau1 zai2
貓仔猫仔
(noun) kitten
maau1 zi2
貓紙猫纸
piece of paper written with tips and answers for cheating (slang)
maau1 zo2
貓咗猫咗
drunk (spoken)
maau4
媌
nice looking, soft and beautiful, in ancient Chinese it was known as a prostitute
maau4
矛
(adjective) 1. Dishonest; 2. Crafty; 3. Deceitful; 4. Cunning; 5. Tricky
maau4
茅
reeds; grass; straw; rude and unreasonable; to make a scene
maau4
蟊
Spanish fly
maau4 baan1 wong4 ang1
矛斑蝗鶯矛斑蝗莺
(bird species of China) lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata)
maau4 beng3
矛柄
shaft
maau4 caai4
茅柴
bad wine
maau4 caak6
蟊賊蟊贼
insect that damages cereal crop seedlings; a person harmful to the country and the people
maau4 ci3
茅廁茅厕
(dialect) latrine
maau4 cou2
茅草
see 白茅[bai2 mao2]
maau4 dan2
茅躉茅趸
an attempt to trick
maau4 fong4
茅房
toilet (rural euphemism)
maau4 haang1
茅坑
latrine pit
maau4 ji5 sing1
茅以升
Mao Yisheng (1896-1989), Chinese structural engineer and social activist
maau4 lei6 taap3 nei4 aa3
茅利塔尼亞茅利塔尼亚
Mauritania (Tw)
maau4 lin2
錨鏈锚链
anchor chain
maau4 lin2 hung2
錨鏈孔锚链孔
hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)
maau4 lou4
茅廬茅庐
thatched cottage
maau4 man4 cou2 mei4
矛紋草鶥矛纹草鹛
(bird species of China) Chinese babax (Pterorhinus lanceolatus)
maau4 paang4
茅棚
thatched shed
maau4 saan1
茅山
Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[Ju4 rong2], Jiangsu Province
maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1
茅塞頓開茅塞顿开
murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
maau4 se3
茅舍
cottage
maau4 tau4
矛頭矛头
spearhead; an attack or criticism
maau4 tau4 zi2 hoeng3
矛頭指向矛头指向
to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)
maau4 teon5
矛盾
(noun) conflict
maau4 teon5
茅盾
Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist
maau4 teon5 man4 hok6 zoeng2
茅盾文學獎茅盾文学奖
Mao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982
maau4 toi4
茅臺茅台
Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
maau4 toi4 zau2
茅臺酒茅台酒
maotai (a strong spirit produced in Guizhou)
maau4 uk1
茅屋
thatched cottage
maau4 uk1 deng2
茅屋頂茅屋顶
thatched roof
maau4 zeon2
矛隼
(bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
maau4 zin3
茅箭
see 茅箭區|茅箭区[Mao2 jian4 Qu1]
maau4 zin3 keoi1
茅箭區茅箭区
Maojian, a district of Shiyan City 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 Shi4], Hubei