Cantonese words starting with M

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Life; a living being or individual.

To have bad luck or an unfortunate fate.

The person or thing that is most important to someone, or that they cherish most in life.

Tough, resilient, and hard to kill, showing strong vitality.

Fate, destiny, or fortune, especially perceived as being predetermined and beyond one's control.

meng6 zai2 dou1 mou5 maai4

命仔都冇埋

To lose one's life over something.

To have a good fate or to be blessed with good fortune.

Meow; the sound made by a cat.

mi1 maa1 laan6 cau3

咪媽爛臭咪妈烂臭

Extremely smelly; stinking.

mi1 mi1 mo1 mo1

To dawdle, hesitate, or be extremely slow in doing something.

mi1 mi1 mo1 mo1

Slowly; sluggishly; dilly-dallying.

Fine silk; also used as a radical in Chinese characters.

A lucky or auspicious place.

To look for, seek, or hunt for a specific target.

To look for food or forage, or figuratively to hunt for casual sexual partners.

Having great influence; prestigious in a way that obliges others to respect and grant one's requests.

On top; on the surface or upper side of something.

Cotton, including the plant and its soft white seed fibers used for making fabric.

To sleep, or to take a nap; an informal way of saying "to sleep".

Having a soft, smooth, and well-fused texture, especially of congee where the rice has dissolved into the water.

Butter beans; lima beans.

Cotton, the natural seed fiber used to make cloth, clothing, and medical supplies.

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Cotton swab or cotton bud, typically used for cleaning or applying medicine.

min4 faa1 tong2

Cotton candy or marshmallow.

Cotton spinning.

min4 fong2 cong2

棉紡廠棉纺厂

Cotton spinning mill.

棉緊身棉紧身

To stretch on, linger, or continue continuously in space or time.

Sheep or lamb; a domesticated animal with thick wool, short curved horns, and a long tail.

min4 joeng2 zai2

綿羊仔绵羊仔

A motor scooter, or a small sheep.

Velveteen; a type of cotton fabric with a short, thick pile.

A padded jacket or cotton-padded coat that is thinner than a down jacket.

Cotton-padded coat or jacket used for keeping warm.

Cotton-wadded quilt; a quilt stuffed with cotton batting.

Cotton wool; the natural cotton fibers found inside the cotton plant's seedpod.

Tampon; a cotton feminine hygiene product inserted into the vagina to absorb menstrual blood.

The cotton-wadding core of a quilt or blanket.

棉織品棉织品

Cotton fabrics; cotton textiles or cloth.

Hidden from view; invisible.

An imperial crown or ceremonial royal headpiece.

To exhort, urge, strive, or endeavour.

To drink excessively or be drunk; to indulge or be addicted.

Distant or detailed; also used as an abbreviation for Burma (Myanmar).

Bashful, shy, or timid.

Unavoidably; inevitably; bound to happen.

To excuse, relieve, exempt, or cancel a duty or responsibility.

To waive visa requirements, allowing foreigners to enter without a visa for a period of time.

So as to avoid; lest; in order to prevent something undesirable from happening.

Myanmar, also known as Burma; a country in Southeast Asia.