Cantonese words starting with M

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铭文
ming5 man4inscription
ming5 ming4drizzling; dim
ming5 ming5one of superstitious will regard an unexplainable happening would be caused by mysterious powers
ming5 ming5 zi1 zung1destined or determined to happen
ming5 mong5vast and boundless
ming5 muk6to close one's eyes
ming5 mung4drizzling; dim
铭心刻骨
ming5 sam1 hak1 gwat1lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom)
铭心镂骨
ming5 sam1 lau6 gwat1engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
冥寿
ming5 sau6"birthday" for the dead
ming5 si1 fu2 soeng2to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
ming5 si1 fu2 sok3to mull over (idiom)
ming5 soeng2to meditate
ming5 soeng2to muse; contemplation
铭瑄
ming5 syun1MaxSun, PRC company specializing in video and computer display
冥顽
ming5 waan4stupidly obstinate
冥顽不灵
ming5 waan4 bat1 ling4(idiom) pigheaded
ming5 wong4the king of hell
ming5 wong4 sing1Pluto (dwarf planet)
铭谢
ming5 ze6to express gratitude (esp. in public); also written 鳴謝|鸣谢
ming6life; order or command
ming6 daai6lucky
ming6 ding6to be predestined
命赴黄泉
ming6 fu6 wong4 cyun4to visit the Yellow Springs
命归黄泉
ming6 gwai1 wong4 cyun4lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2] (idiom); to meet one's end
命理学
ming6 lei5 hok6divination; divinatory art
ming6 ling6to order or command
ming6 ling6 geoi3imperative sentence
ming6 ling6 hong4(computing) command line
命脉
ming6 mak6lifeline
ming6 ming4to give a name to; to christen; named after
ming6 ming4 faat3nomenclature
命名系统
ming6 ming4 hai6 tung2system of nomenclature
ming6 ming4 jat6name day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year)
ming6 ngai4(medicine) in a critical condition
ming6 on3homicide case
命盘
ming6 pun4natal chart (astrology)
ming6 soeng3horoscope
命题
ming6 tai4proposition (logic, math.)
命题逻辑
ming6 tai4 lo4 cap1propositional logic
ming6 tou4the course of one's life
ming6 tou4 do1 cyun2to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
ming6 tou4 ham1 ho1to have a tough life
命运
ming6 wan6fate; destiny
ming6 zoi6 daan3 zik6to be at death's door (idiom)
ming6 zung1to hit (a target)
命中注定
ming6 zung1 zyu3 ding6decreed by fate (idiom); fated
ming6 zung3 leot2hit rate
mit1to peel; to tear up; to grab; to get rid of
mit1 lat1to shed; to get rid off; to peel off [colloquial]

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