Cantonese words starting with M

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To look at, watch, or stare at someone or something.

An acoustic guitar.

To witness; to see an event happen with one's own eyes.

目擊者目击者

An eyewitness; a person who personally witnessed an event.

To witness; to see with one's own eyes.

木結他木结他

Acoustic guitar; a wooden guitar that uses a hollow body to amplify string vibrations.

Carpentry or woodwork; the craft of making items from wood.

Papaya; a sweet tropical fruit with orange flesh, soft skin, and seeds.

muk6 gwaa1 sin1 naai5

木瓜鮮奶木瓜鲜奶

Papaya smoothie; a drink made by blending fresh papaya with milk.

Gaze, glance, or expression in one's eyes; line of sight.

muk6 hau2 muk6 min6

Expressionless, dull, or having a poker face.

muk6 hon2 mak6 dak1

Muhammad, the founder of Islam and regarded by Muslims as the final prophet.

Sawdust, or crumbled biscuit used in sawdust pudding.

Cloud ear fungus or wood ear; an edible black fungus that is white on the underside before being dried.

To herd, tend, or shepherd sheep.

muk6 joeng4 gau2

Sheepdog; any breed of dog traditionally kept to help herd sheep.

To take a bath, or to be bathed or enveloped in something.

Body wash or shower gel; liquid soap used for washing the body.

Wooden figurines, especially those buried with the dead in ancient China.

Wooden fish, which can refer to dried bonito flakes, a Buddhist temple block, or a Cantonese folk song genre.

木魚書木鱼书

Wooden fish book; a songbook of Muyu songs, a traditional genre of narrative folk music from Guangdong.

Wooden clogs; shoes with soles made of wood.

A list of item titles or names, such as a table of contents, catalogue, or directory.

目錄表目录表

A table of contents or catalogue.

Wooden horse; a wooden horse-shaped toy for riding.

Herdsman, pastoralist, or nomad; people who herd livestock for a living.

Cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), a tall tree with red flowers that is an important Cantonese cultural symbol.

muk6 mou4 faat3 gei2

目無法紀目无法纪

To completely disregard law and discipline.

muk6 muk6 duk6 duk6

木木獨獨木木独独

Emotionless; expressionless; blank or wooden in appearance.

Mummy; a preserved corpse.

muk6 ngaan4 sik1 bat1

木顏色筆木颜色笔

Coloured pencil.

A puppet or marionette; a human figure made of wood.

muk6 ngau5 hei3

木偶戲木偶戏

Puppet show or puppetry; a performance controlling puppets.

Sweet osmanthus (a plant)

Bed bug; a common household insect that feeds on the blood of animals.

Pastor; a Protestant Christian minister who leads a congregation.

Muslim; a follower of Islam.

Jupiter, the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System.

To watch someone leave as a way of saying goodbye.

Cassava, its plant, or its starchy edible root.

A piece of wood, or figuratively, a blockhead or fool.

木頭車木头车

A wooden handcart or barrow.

muk6 tau4 gung1 zai2

木頭公仔木头公仔

A wooden doll; a wooden puppet.

A wooden table.

muk6 tung4 dek2

Recorder; a simple plastic or wooden flute-like wind instrument commonly played in schools.

Wooden house, shack, or cabin.

An expressionless, humourless, or foolish person.

A fool, or someone with no sense of humor.

Carpenter; a craftsman who makes and repairs wooden objects.

muk6 zung1 mou4 jan4

目中無人目中无人

Arrogant, supercilious, and completely disrespectful of others.