Cantonese words starting with M
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廟會庙会
miu6 wui2temple fair
妙智慧
miu6 zi3 wai3wondrous wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
妙在不言中
miu6 zoi6 bat1 jin4 zung1the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)
廟祝庙祝
miu6 zuk1acolyte in charge of incense in a temple
廟祝公庙祝公
miu6 zuk1 gung1Keepers of the temples
廟主庙主
miu6 zyu2head priest of a temple
嚒
mo1an interrogative final particle
摩
mo1(verb) Touch
魔
mo1devil; charm; evil spirits
摩擦
mo1 caat3(verb) 1. Rub; (noun) Argument
摩擦力
mo1 caat3 lik6friction
摩打
mo1 daa2(noun) a motor
摩德納摩德纳
mo1 dak1 naap6Modena, Italy
摩登
mo1 dang1modern (loanword)
摩登原始人
mo1 dang1 jyun4 ci2 jan4The Flintstones (TV Series)
摩頂摩顶
mo1 deng2to have a haircut; to hold onto one's shares until they reach their highest expected value [colloquial]
摩頂放踵摩顶放踵
mo1 deng2 fong3 zung2to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
摩的
mo1 dik1motorcycle taxi
摩度
mo1 dou4a model
魔法
mo1 faat3enchantment
魔法師魔法师
mo1 faat3 si1magician; sorcerer
魔窟
mo1 fat1lit. nest of devils
魔方
mo1 fong1Rubik's cube
摩加迪休
mo1 gaa1 dik6 jau1Mogadishu, capital of Somalia (Tw)
摩加迪沙
mo1 gaa1 dik6 saa1Mogadishu, Indian ocean seaport and capital of Somalia
魔戒
mo1 gaai3The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金[Tuo1 er3 jin1]
摩根
mo1 gan1Morgan (name)
摩根士丹利
mo1 gan1 si6 daan1 lei6Morgan Stanley (financial services company)
摩肩接踵
mo1 gin1 zip3 zung2lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps
魔宮魔宫
mo1 gung1lit. devils' castle
魔宮傳奇魔宫传奇
mo1 gung1 zyun6 kei4The Name of the Rose, 1986 movie based on the novel by Umberto Eco
魔怪
mo1 gwaai3demons and ghosts
魔鬼
mo1 gwai2evil-minded
魔鬼島魔鬼岛
mo1 gwai2 dou2Devil's Island in French Guiana, a former penal colony (1852-1953)
魔鬼魚魔鬼鱼
mo1 gwai2 jyu2devil rays
魔鬼粘
mo1 gwai2 nim4(Tw) Velcro fastener
魔鬼托世
mo1 gwai2 tok3 sai3describes someone of extraordinary talent [written and colloquial]
摩蟹座
mo1 haai5 zo6Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
摩睺羅伽摩睺罗伽
mo1 hau1 lo4 gaa1Mahoraga, snake's headed Indian deity
摩訶摩诃
mo1 ho1transliteration of Sanskrit mahā, great
摩訶婆羅多摩诃婆罗多
mo1 ho1 po4 lo4 do1Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 羅摩衍那|罗摩衍那[Luo2 mo2 yan3 na4], possibly originally c. 4th century BC
摩爾摩尔
mo1 ji5Moore or Moor (name)
摩爾多瓦摩尔多瓦
mo1 ji5 do1 ngaa5Moldova
摩爾多瓦人摩尔多瓦人
mo1 ji5 do1 ngaa5 jan4Moldovan (person)
摩爾根摩尔根
mo1 ji5 gan1Morgan (name)
摩爾人摩尔人
mo1 ji5 jan4a Moor
摩爾門摩尔门
mo1 ji5 mun4Mormon (religion)
摩爾門經摩尔门经
mo1 ji5 mun4 ging1Book of Mormon
摩爾斯電碼摩尔斯电码
mo1 ji5 si1 din6 maa5Morse code
魔影
mo1 jing2(fig.) specter
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