Cantonese words starting with M

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To bicker, chatter, or spend a lot of time trying to persuade someone.

To take off clothing, or to peel off an outer layer or shell.

To deprive or strip someone of an intangible thing, such as freedom, rights, or opportunities.

mok1 faa1 sang1

剝花生剥花生

To watch drama unfold as an onlooker or bystander without getting involved.

mok1 gwong1 zyu1

剝光豬剥光猪

To strip naked, or to be stripped naked; also used figuratively to describe losing everything.

To shell, peel, or de-husk; to remove the outer shell, pod, or husk of something.

To peel, flake, or fall off in pieces, especially of a surface layer.

To have a tooth extracted; to pull out a tooth.

To strip or take off clothes.

To exploit or oppress; to unfairly, cruelly, or continuously take advantage of someone for profit.

Lonesome, lonely, or neglected.

A scene, sight, or screen, especially a memorable view or a segment of a play.

Desert, or used to describe being indifferent and aloof.

Membrane; a thin, flexible skin or layer, sometimes artificially made.

Do not; should not.

mok6 bat1 gwaan1 sam1

漠不關心漠不关心

Indifferent and completely unconcerned; to pay no attention at all.

On stage; in front of the camera or screen.

Curtain wall; a non-structural outer wall of a building.

Short of money; broke or poor.

mok6 cung1 jat1 si6

To be unable to reach a consensus or an agreeable conclusion; divided in opinion.

Utmost, most extreme, or greatest; nothing could be greater.

Could it be that, or is it possible that; used to suggest a possibility that should be considered.

Cowardly, gutless, or lacking courage.

Not to mention; let alone; not even.

莫過於莫过于

Nothing is better than; nothing exceeds or surpasses.

Behind the scenes; backstage, or figuratively, working behind the scenes or pulling strings.

mok6 hau6 zyu2 nou5

幕後主腦幕后主脑

The mastermind or power behind the scenes who directs and manipulates things covertly.

mok6 jik6 zi1 gaau1

An intimate, like-minded, and lifelong friendship; bosom buddies.

Aids, advisors, and staff assistants who help officials or leaders manage affairs and plan strategies.

Karen Mok, a prominent Hong Kong singer and actress.

Inexplicable; difficult to explain or describe.

mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6

Inexplicable, baffling, or impossible to understand.

mok6 seoi1 jau5

莫須有莫须有

A groundless, fabricated charge or a false accusation.

Moscow, the capital and largest city of Russia.

To ignore, neglect, or treat with indifference.

mok6 song1 bei2 hak1

Mozambique, a country in southeastern Africa.

mok6 zaat3 dak6

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a composer of classical music.

To die, perish, or lose one's life.

mong1 gwo2 bou3 din6

To be busy; having a lot of things to do with no free time or rest.

Mango; a tropical fruit.

A black and white cow, or more generally, varicolored or disorderly and chaotic.

Vast and boundless; indistinct or vague; confused and ignorant.

Horsefly; any of various large, biting flies of the family Tabanidae.

To intentionally forget or neglect one's roots, origins, or past.

To forget; to erase someone or something from one's memory.