Cantonese words starting with M
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磨杵成針磨杵成针
mo4 cyu5 sing4 zam1to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
磨穿鐵硯磨穿铁砚
mo4 cyun1 tit3 jin6to grind one's way through an ink stone; to study diligently (idiom)
磨得開磨得开
mo4 dak1 hoi1to feel unembarrassed; to be at ease
磨豆腐
mo4 dau6 fu6to grumble
磨刀
mo4 dou1to hone (a knife)
磨刀霍霍
mo4 dou1 fok3 fok3lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
磨刀石
mo4 dou1 sek6whetstone (for honing knives)
磨快
mo4 faai3to sharpen
磨煩磨烦
mo4 faan4to pester; to delay
磨嘰磨叽
mo4 gei1(dialect) to dawdle; also written 墨跡|墨迹[mo4 ji5]
磨機磨机
mo4 gei1milling machine
磨鏡磨镜
mo4 geng3literally: mirror grinding; lesbian sex [colloquial]
磨腳石磨脚石
mo4 goek3 sek6pumice stone
磨菇
mo4 gu1variant of 蘑菇[mo2 gu5]
蘑菇
mo4 gu1mushroom; to dawdle
蘑菇湯蘑菇汤
mo4 gu1 tong1mushroom soup
蘑菇雲蘑菇云
mo4 gu1 wan4mushroom cloud
磨光
mo4 gwong1to polish
磨合
mo4 hap6to break in
磨起泡
mo4 hei2 paau1friction blister
磨耗
mo4 hou3wear and tear
磨人
mo4 jan4annoying; to fret
磨洋工
mo4 joeng4 gung1to idle on the job
磨爛蓆磨烂席
mo4 laan6 zek6to linger around somewhere for a long time; to have prolonged sex [colloquial]
磨礪磨砺
mo4 lai6to sharpen on grindstone
磨煉磨炼
mo4 lin6variant of 磨練|磨练[mo2 lian4]
磨練磨练
mo4 lin6to temper oneself; self-discipline
磨料
mo4 liu2abrasive material
磨碌
mo4 luk1moron; stupid; retarded (spoken)
磨滅磨灭
mo4 mit6to obliterate
饃饃馍馍
mo4 mo4steamed bun
磨磨蹭蹭
mo4 mo4 sang3 sang3to dillydally
磨難磨难
mo4 naan6a torment; tribulation; well-tried
磨牙
mo4 ngaa4to grind one's teeth (during sleep); (coll.) molar
磨破口舌
mo4 po3 hau2 sit3incessant complaining
磨破嘴皮
mo4 po3 zeoi2 pei4to talk until one is blue in the face
磨破嘴皮子
mo4 po3 zeoi2 pei4 zi2to wear out one's lips (idiom); to repeat again and again
磨盤磨盘
mo4 pun4lower millstone
磨砂
mo4 saa1to scrub with an abrasive; frosted (e.g. glass)
磨砂膏
mo4 saa1 gou1facial scrub
磨心
mo4 sam1among midst of conflicting opinions
磨蹭
mo4 sang3to rub lightly; to pester; to nag
磨石
mo4 sek6whetstone
磨石粗砂岩
mo4 sek6 cou1 saa1 ngaam4millstone grit
磨石砂礫磨石砂砾
mo4 sek6 saa1 lik1millstone grit
磨碎
mo4 seoi3to grind up
磨蝕磨蚀
mo4 sik6erosion
磨損磨损
mo4 syun2to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out
磨損率磨损率
mo4 syun2 leot2attrition rate
磨叨
mo4 tou1to grumble
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