Cantonese words starting with M

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ming4 wun4young lady of note; debutante

ming4 wun4 mong6 zuk6Ladies that come from families of high social status

明爭暗鬥明争暗斗

ming4 zang1 am3 dau3(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly

ming4 zau2a famous wine

ming4 ze6to express gratitude (esp. in public)

ming4 zeoi2well-known commentator; pundit

ming4 zi1to be fully aware of

ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6(verb phrase) Violate or make problems purposely

明知故問明知故问

ming4 zi1 gu3 man6(idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

ming4 zi1 saan1 jau5 fu2 ，pin1 hoeng3 fu2 saan1 haang4lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)

ming4 zi2see 松明[song1 ming2]

ming4 zi3(adjective) Wise

明智之舉明智之举

ming4 zi3 zi1 geoi2sensible act

ming4 zi6name (of a person or thing)

ming4 zi6Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji emperor

明治維新明治维新

ming4 zi6 wai4 san1Meiji Restoration (Japan, 1868)

ming4 zing1unhappy

ming4 zing3clear proof

名正言順名正言顺

ming4 zing3 jin4 seon6(idiom) Get entitlement to

ming4 zing6bright and clean

ming4 zing6bright and clean

ming4 zit3reputation and integrity

ming4 zit3 bou2 san1a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)

ming4 zoek3MG Motor (car manufacturer)

ming4 zoeng3famous general

ming4 zoeng6white cane (used by the blind)

ming4 zok3masterpiece

ming4 zong6to express

ming4 zou2tomorrow morning

ming4 zung1to toll a bell

名重識暗名重识暗

ming4 zung6 sik1 am3of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)

ming4 zyu1pearl

ming4 zyu1 am3 tau4to cast pearls before swine (idiom)

ming4 zyu1 toi4Pearl channel, the English channel of TVB

ming4 zyu3masterpiece

ming5(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container

ming5 caau1"money" to be burnt for the dead

ming5 daan3"birthday" for the dead

ming5 ding2blind drunk

ming5 ding2 daai6 zeoi3(idiom) dead drunk; plastered; as drunk as a lord

ming5 dou6path to the underworld (in Daoist or folk beliefs, referring to the journey of spirits after death)

ming5 fan1posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead)

ming5 fu2underworld

ming5 fuk1afterlife happiness

ming5 gaai3ghost world

ming5 gei3to engrave in one's memory

ming5 hak1a carved inscription

ming5 hap6to agree implicitly; views coincide without a word exchanged

ming5 jin4motto

ming5 jyun6dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chinese medicine)

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