Cantonese words starting with M
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名利雙收名利双收
ming4 lei6 soeng1 sau1both fame and fortune (idiom)
名伶
ming4 ling4famous actor or actress (Chinese opera)
明令
ming4 ling6to decree
名列
ming4 lit6to rank (number 1, or third last etc)
名列前茅
ming4 lit6 cin4 maau4to rank among the best
明了
ming4 liu5to understand clearly; plain; also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3]
明瞭明了
ming4 liu5to understand clearly; plain
鳴鑼鸣锣
ming4 lo4to beat a gong
鳴鑼開道鸣锣开道
ming4 lo4 hoi1 dou6to beat the gong to clear the way
明亮
ming4 loeng6bright; glittering
名量詞名量词
ming4 loeng6 ci4nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar)
名落孫山名落孙山
ming4 lok6 syun1 saan1lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom); to fall behind (in a competition)
明朗
ming4 long5bright; obvious; open-minded
明爐明炉
ming4 lou4to grill
名錄名录
ming4 luk6directory
名錄服務名录服务
ming4 luk6 fuk6 mou6name service
明碼明码
ming4 maa5noun; plain code; with the price clearly marked
明碼實價明码实价
ming4 maa5 sat6 gaa3clearly marked fixed price
明晚
ming4 maan5noun; tomorrow night
名聞名闻
ming4 man4famous
明文
ming4 man4to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
明文規定明文规定
ming4 man4 kwai1 ding6expressly stipulated (in writing)
明眸皓齒明眸皓齿
ming4 mau4 hou6 ci2to have bright eyes and white teeth
明媚
ming4 mei4(adjective) Delightful and enchanting
明明
ming4 ming4obviously; undoubtedly
嫇
ming4 / ming5 / mang4 ming5 ; young wives
明滅明灭
ming4 mit6to flicker; to brighten and fade
名望
ming4 mong6renown
名模
ming4 mou4top fashion model
明武宗
ming4 mou5 zung1Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[Zheng4 de2]
明媒正娶
ming4 mui4 zing3 ceoi2to be officially wed
名目
ming4 muk6name; item; (formal usage) fame
名目繁多
ming4 muk6 faan4 do1names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
明目張膽明目张胆
ming4 muk6 zoeng1 daam2(idiom) 1. Blatant; 2. Blatantly
名門名门
ming4 mun4famous family
名門望族名门望族
ming4 mun4 mong6 zuk6offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
名滿天下名满天下
ming4 mun5 tin1 haa6(idiom) famous throughout the land; renowned far and wide
明末
ming4 mut6late Ming
明末清初
ming4 mut6 cing1 co1late Ming and early Qing
明尼阿波利斯
ming4 nei4 aa3 bo1 lei6 si1Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota
明尼蘇達明尼苏达
ming4 nei4 sou1 daat6Minnesota, USA
明尼蘇達州明尼苏达州
ming4 nei4 sou1 daat6 zau1Minnesota
明瓦
ming4 ngaa5a type of roof tiles made from clamshell polished into squared shapes with four rounded corners
名額名额
ming4 ngaak6quota; place (in an institution, a group etc)
明眼人
ming4 ngaan5 jan4perspicacious person; sighted person (as opposed to blind)
明年
ming4 nin4next year
鳴鳥鸣鸟
ming4 niu5songbird
明愛醫院明爱医院
ming4 oi3 ji1 jyun2the Caritas Medical Centre. A hospital in Hong Kong
名牌
ming4 paai4prestige or luxury brand
名篇
ming4 pin1famous piece of writing
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