Cantonese Dictionary

茂

mau6

Mandarin: mao4

luxuriant | (chemistry) cyclopentadiene | thick | lush | dense | talented | exuberant | profuse | excellent | fine | rich and splendid | # adapted from cc-cedict

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茂利

mau6 lei2

Mandarin: mao4 li4

a fool; an idiot

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茂密

mau6 mat6

Mandarin: mao4 mi4

dense (of plant growth); lush

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茂盛

mau6 sing6

Mandarin: mao4 sheng4

luxuriant; thriving; flourishing

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茂里

mau6 lei5

Mandarin: mao4 li3

Cantonese

a dope; a moron; an idiot; a dork; a dunce

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茅

maau4

Mandarin: mao2

reeds | rushes | grass | a surname | straw | dishonest | rude and unreasonable | hysterical | to make a scene | to flare up | # adapted from cc-cedict

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茅台酒

maau4 toi4 zau2

Mandarin: mao2 tao2 jiu3

Mao-tai

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茅塞頓開

maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1

Mandarin: mao2 se4 dun4 kai1

suddenly understand sth.; suddenly see the light

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茅山派

maau4 saan1 paai3

Mandarin: mao2 shan1 pai4

Mao Shan Sect - a Taoist sect whose masters are famous for herbal cures, sorcery, exorcism and other magical practices

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茅柴

maau4 caai4

Mandarin: mao2 chai2

bad wine

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茅根

maau4 gan1

couch-grass

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茅草

maau4 cou2

couch-grass

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茅躉

maau4 dan2

Mandarin: mao2 dun3

Simplified: 茅趸

an attempt to trick | deceive the referee [colloquial]

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茉

mut6

Mandarin: mo4

jasmine

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茉莉

mut6 lei6*2

Mandarin: mo4 li4

white jasmine; Jasminum sambac Ait.

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茉莉花

mut6 lei6*2 faa1

Mandarin: mo4 li4 hua1

white jasmine

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茉莉花茶

mut6 lei6 faa1 caa4

Mandarin: mo4 li4 hua1 cha2

jasmine tea [粵]: 香片

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茗

ming5

Mandarin: ming2

Thea sinensis | young tender leaves of tea | premium quality tea leaves | # adapted from cc-cedict

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茗

ming5 ming4

Mandarin: ming3 ming2

tea; tea of good quality; tender tea leaves

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茫

mong4

Mandarin: mang2

vast, with no clear boundary | fig. hazy | indistinct | unclear | confused | boundless | widespread | uncertain | ignorant | in the dark | # adapted from cc-cedict

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茫然

mong4 jin4

Mandarin: mang2 ran2

confused; at sea; at a loss; in the dark; disappointed; frustrated

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茫茫

mong4 mong4

Mandarin: mang2 mang2

[adj] boundless; vast and obscure

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茫茫大海

mong4 mong4 daai6 hoi2

Mandarin: mang2 mang2 da4 hai3

the boundless sea or ocean

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莓

mui2

Mandarin: mei2

berry | strawberry | # adapted from cc-cedict

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莓

mui4 mui4*2

Mandarin: mei2

edible berries

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莫

mok6

Mandarin: mo4

do not | there is none who | a surname | used as part of a rhetorical question, 'can it be that' | # adapted from cc-cedict

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莫名其妙

mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6

Mandarin: mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4

mysterious; without reason; odd; mystifying; baffling; puzzling; perplexing; unaccountable; strange

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莫哭杯

mok6 huk1 bui1

a training cup for toddlers

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莫少聰

mok6 siu2 cung1

Mandarin: mo4 shao3 cong1

Max Mok

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莫文蔚

mok6 man4 wai3

Mandarin: mo4 wen2 wei4

Karen Mok, name of a Hong Kong actress and singer

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