Cantonese words starting with M

3,025 entries

mei6 cin1 laai1 min6

味千拉麵味千拉面

Ajisen Ramen, a Japanese ramen restaurant chain.

Not yet, or not yet possible.

Not yet; not yet working, ready, or completed.

Not yet; not ready yet.

Undecided, unsettled, or pending finalization with room for discussion.

A small dish or bowl used for holding dipping sauces.

Taste, flavour, or scent.

Unmarried; single; not yet married.

Fiancee; a woman who is engaged to be married.

Fiance; a man to whom one is engaged to be married.

mei6 gaai3 naai5

Young and immature; literally not yet weaned.

Not enough; insufficient.

mei6 gau3 baan1

未夠班未够班

Not good enough or qualified to take up a job, receive an award, or challenge someone.

mei6 gau3 cing3

未夠秤未够秤

Not old enough, or not senior enough.

未夠喉未够喉

Not enough, left wanting more, or having one's desires not yet fully satisfied.

Soon; after a short period of time.

mei6 geng1 gwo3

未驚過未惊过

To not be afraid; to show complete lack of fear or refusal to back down under threat.

Not seen yet; have yet to see or be seen.

mei6 gin3 gun1 sin1 daa2 saam1 sap6 daai6 baan2

未見官先打三十大板未见官先打三十大板

To pay a price or suffer consequences before even having the chance to get what one wants.

Without; having not yet gone through, obtained, or received.

The sense of taste; the physiological ability to perceive flavor from chemical stimuli.

mei6 hok6 haang4 sin1 hok6 zau2

未學行先學走未学行先学走

To try to run before one can walk; to be too impatient and attempt advanced things before mastering the basics.

Not so soon; still a long way off.

mei6 jyu5 cau4 mau4

未雨綢繆未雨绸缪

To prepare beforehand; to take precautions before it is too late.

Unfinished; not yet finished.

mei6 jyun4 doi6 zuk6

未完待續未完待续

To be continued.

Mirin; a type of sweet Japanese rice wine used in cooking.

mei6 lan2 diu2 gwo3 aa3

未撚屌過呀未撚屌过呀

A hostile and insulting rhetorical question, literally asking if the person has not been fucked yet.

Taste bud; the sensory organ on the tongue responsible for tasting and identifying flavors.

Charm, glamour, or an attractive quality that draws people in.

The future; time that is yet to come.

mei6 lou5 sin1 seoi1

To age prematurely; to become frail and weak in body or mind before one's time.

Rather or a bit too; used to express a negative judgment or disapproval.

mei6 mong4 jan4

A widow; also used as a first-person pronoun by a widow.

To be unable to; to fail to do or achieve something.

Not awake yet; still drowsy or asleep.

To dive; to submerge oneself in water.

To dive; to submerge in water.

mei6 seoi2 zung1 coeng4

昧水舂牆昧水舂墙

To struggle persistently through great hardships and hurdles with determination.

Unsuccessful; failed (often in the context of an attempted crime)

Used before a negative to indicate possibility or to make a guarded assertion.

mei6 soeng4 bat1 ho2

未嘗不可未尝不可

Why not; not impossible; can be accepted as a feasible alternative.

Not yet considered as; not really; not very; not quite.

To captivate, charm, or allure.

Miso; a salty Japanese seasoning paste made from fermented soybeans.

Reckless and oblivious to danger or consequences; fearless out of ignorance.

未知數未知数

An unknown or uncertain thing, or a variable in mathematics.

Monosodium glutamate (MSG); a flavor enhancer used as a seasoning.

Not done; not yet done or completed.

Flavored congee.