Cantonese words starting with M
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望見望见
mong6 gin3to espy
望京
mong6 ging1Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing
望角
mong6 gok3the old name for Mongkok in Hong Kong, which is now called 旺角 (wong6 gok3) in Cantonese
望江
mong6 gong1see 望江縣|望江县[Wang4 jiang1 Xian4]
望江縣望江县
mong6 gong1 jyun6Wangjiang, a county in Anqing City 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 Shi4], Anhui
望日
mong6 jat6the full moon
望而興嘆望而兴叹
mong6 ji4 hing1 taan3to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)
望而卻步望而却步
mong6 ji4 koek3 bou6lit. to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom)
望而生畏
mong6 ji4 sang1 wai3(idiom) to feel intimidated
望洋興嘆望洋兴叹
mong6 joeng4 hing1 taan3lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
望洋興歎望洋兴叹
mong6 joeng4 hing1 taan3to feel small in front of a big ocean, a metaphor to describe the feeling of inadequacy when faced with a mountainous task or an over ambitious goal
望遠鏡望远镜
mong6 jyun5 geng3telescope (CL:部[bu4]); binoculars (CL:副[fu4])
望遠鏡座望远镜座
mong6 jyun5 geng3 zo6Telescopium (constellation)
望遠瞄準鏡望远瞄准镜
mong6 jyun5 miu4 zeon2 geng3telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)
望月
mong6 jyut6full moon
望奎
mong6 kwai1see 望奎縣|望奎县[Wang4 kui2 Xian4]
望奎縣望奎县
mong6 kwai1 jyun6Wangkui, a county in Suihua City 綏化市|绥化市[Sui2 hua4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
望樓望楼
mong6 lau4watchtower
望文生義望文生义
mong6 man4 sang1 ji6lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
望謨望谟
mong6 mou4see 望謨縣|望谟县[Wang4 mo2 Xian4]
望謨縣望谟县
mong6 mou4 jyun6Wangmo, a county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 xi1 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Guizhou
望梅止渴
mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
望女成鳳望女成凤
mong6 neoi5 sing4 fung6lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)
望眼欲穿
mong6 ngaan5 juk6 cyun1to anxiously await
望安
mong6 on1Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
望安鄉望安乡
mong6 on1 hoeng1Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
望山跑死馬望山跑死马
mong6 saan1 paau2 sei2 maa5a place that appears to be nearby but is in fact very far away
望城
mong6 sing4see 望城區|望城区[Wang4 cheng2 Qu1]
望天打卦
mong6 tin1 daa2 gwaa3to resign to fate
望就係咁望望就系咁望
mong6 zau6 hai6 gam2 mong6one can only hope that is the case; one can only hope that one's wish will be fulfilled [colloquial]
望子成龍望子成龙
mong6 zi2 sing4 lung4lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life; to give one's child the best education as a career investment
望族
mong6 zuk6distinguished or prominent family
望住
mong6 zyu6to look or stare at
帽檐
mou2 jam4brim (of a hat)
帽沿
mou2 jyun4variant of 帽檐[mao4 yan2]
帽箍兒帽箍儿
mou2 ku1 ji4the ribbon around a cap
無所謂无所谓
mou2 so2 wai6to be indifferent; cannot be said to be
帽子戲法帽子戏法
mou2 zi2 hei3 faat3hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
帽匠
mou2 zoeng6milliner
嫫
mou4ugly woman
嫵妩
mou4flatter; charming
巫
mou4witch; shaman; a surname
廡庑
mou4small rooms facing or to the side of the main hall or veranda
摹
mou4(bound form) to imitate
模
mou4to imitate; norm
毋
mou4(literary) no; to not have; a surname
毛
mou4(noun) 1. gross; 2. Chinese surname
蕪芜
mou4overgrown with weeds
誣诬
mou4to accuse falsely
謨谟
mou4plan; scheme; to worship
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