Cantonese words starting with M
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未卜先知
mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1(idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
未曾
mei6 cang4hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
未始
mei6 ci2not necessarily; maybe not
媚詞媚词
mei6 ci4flattery
味千拉麵味千拉面
mei6 cin1 laai1 min6Ajisen Ramen, name of a restaurant
未詳未详
mei6 coeng4unknown
未達一間未达一间
mei6 daat6 jat1 gaan1differing only slightly
未得
mei6 dak1not yet (spoken)
未得自
mei6 dak1 zi6not yet; does not work yet
未得住
mei6 dak1 zyu6not yet; not ready yet
未定
mei6 ding6undecided; indeterminate; still in doubt
味碟
mei6 dip6sauce dish, dipping bowl
味道
mei6 dou6(noun) taste
未婚
mei6 fan1unmarried
未婚妻
mei6 fan1 cai1fiancée
未婚夫
mei6 fan1 fu1fiancé
未解
mei6 gaai2unsolved (problem)
未解之謎未解之谜
mei6 gaai2 zi1 mai4unsolved mystery
未戒奶
mei6 gaai3 naai5young and immature [colloquial]
未敢苟同
mei6 gam2 gau2 tung4can't agree with
未夠未够
mei6 gau3not enough
未夠班未够班
mei6 gau3 baan1not up to par (spoken)
未夠秤未够秤
mei6 gau3 cing3not old enough; not senior enough; to not carry enough weight (not have enough importance) [colloquial]
未夠喉未够喉
mei6 gau3 hau4describes the feeling of not being satisfied enough in fulfilling the desire or craving of something (food, playing of game and etc); unsatiated [colloquial]
未幾未几
mei6 gei2soon
未驚過未惊过
mei6 geng1 gwo3to know no fear [colloquial]
未見未见
mei6 gin3not seen yet; have yet to see; have yet to be seen
未見官先打三十大板未见官先打三十大板
mei6 gin3 gun1 sin1 daa2 saam1 sap6 daai6 baan2(proverb) saying someone needs to dissipate; want
未經未经
mei6 ging1not having undergone
未經證實未经证实
mei6 ging1 zing3 sat6unconfirmed
未竟
mei6 ging2unfinished
未竟之志
mei6 ging2 zi1 zi3unfulfilled ambition
味覺味觉
mei6 gok3sense of taste
味覺遲鈍味觉迟钝
mei6 gok3 ci4 deon6amblygeustia
未冠
mei6 gun3minor (old usage, person under 20)
未果
mei6 gwo2to fail to eventuate
未可
mei6 ho2cannot
未可厚非
mei6 ho2 hau5 fei1not to be censured too strictly (idiom); understandable
未可同日而語未可同日而语
mei6 ho2 tung4 jat6 ji4 jyu5lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
未學行先學走未学行先学走
mei6 hok6 haang4 sin1 hok6 zau2(proverb with figurative meaning) someone is arrogant
未有
mei6 jau5is not; never occurring
未有耐
mei6 jau5 noi6not quite yet (spoken)
味兒味儿
mei6 ji4taste
未然
mei6 jin4in advance; forestalling
魅影
mei6 jing2phantom (esp. of Western fantasy)
未央
mei6 joeng1see 未央區|未央区[Wei4 yang1 Qu1]
未央區未央区
mei6 joeng1 keoi1Weiyang, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
未羊
mei6 joeng4Year 8, year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
未雨綢繆未雨绸缪
mei6 jyu5 cau4 mau4lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
未完
mei6 jyun4unfinish; not yet finish
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