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茅
Mandarin: mao2
Definitions
  1. 1 reeds
  2. 2 rushes
  3. 3 grass
  4. 4 a surname
  5. 5 straw
  6. 6 dishonest
  7. 7 rude and unreasonable
  8. 8 hysterical
  9. 9 to make a scene
  10. 10 to flare up
  11. 11 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
茅
[[straw]] to trick; an attempt to deceive the referee (e.g. by "taking a dive" i
Words containing 茅
茅柴
bad wine
打茅波
[[to violate the rules in a ball game]] to cheat, to bend the rules, to gain und
初出茅廬
young and inexperienced
茅台酒
Mao-tai
思茅地區
Simao district (district in Yunnan)
茅躉
deceive the referee [colloquial] | an attempt to trick
思茅
Simao (city in Yunnan)
茅根
couch-grass
茅山派
Mao Shan Sect - a Taoist sect whose masters are famous for herbal cures, sorcery
打茅波
foul play
香茅
lemon grass | a.k.a. citronella | Scientific names (different species): Cymbopog
發茅
act atrociously | panic
三顧茅廬
seeking help humbly and with earnestness and perseverance
頓開茅塞
to be suddenly enlightened
名列前茅
be number one among successful candidates
茅塞頓開
suddenly understand sth.; suddenly see the light
茅草
couch-grass
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