Cantonese Dictionary

蠻力

maan4 lik6

Mandarin: man2 li4

brute force

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蠻橫

maan4 waang4

Mandarin: man2 heng4

Simplified: 蛮横

(adjective) Brutish

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蠻牛

maan4 ngau4

Mandarin: man2 niu2

Simplified: 蛮牛

Raging Bull; brand name of an energy drink

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衊

mit6

Mandarin: mie4

defiled with blood | to slander | dirty blood | # adapted from cc-cedict

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袂

mai6

Mandarin: mei4

[literary] sleeve

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袤

mau6

Mandarin: mao4

length | distance from north to south | longitude | lengthwise | # adapted from cc-cedict

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襪帶

mat6 daai3*2

Mandarin: wa4 dai4

garter

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襪箍

mat6 ku1

Mandarin: wa4 gu1

Simplified: 袜箍

sock garters

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襪頭

mat6 tau4

Mandarin: wa4 tou2

Simplified: 袜头

the welt of a sock

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覓

mik6

Mandarin: mi4

seek; look/hunt for; search

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誣

mou4

Mandarin: wu1

Simplified: 诬

to accuse falsely | to defame | # adapted from cc-cedict

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誣蔑

mou6 mit6

Mandarin: wu1 mie4

slander; vilify; smear; defame

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誣衊

mou4 mit6

Mandarin: wu2 mie4

slander; defame; vilify; smear; libel [Var.] 誣蔑

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誣陷

mou4 haam6

Mandarin: wu1 xian4

to set sb. up; to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb.

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謀

mau4

Mandarin: mou2

Simplified: 谋

to plan | to seek | scheme | strategem | a plot | to pursue | to consult | to negotiate | # adapted from cc-cedict

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謀人寺

mau4 jan4 zi6

Mandarin: mou2 ren2 si4

Simplified: 谋人寺

a place where they overcharges customers; rip-off (slang)

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謀利

mau4 lei6

Mandarin: mou2 li4

to make a profit; to gain; to get an advantage

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謀劃

mau4 waak6

Mandarin: mou2 hua4

devise; plot; plan

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謀反

mau4 faan2

Mandarin: mou2 fan3

plan a revolt

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謀害

mau4 hoi6

Mandarin: mou2 hai4

1. plot to murder 2. devise a plan to frame

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謀殺

mau4 saat3

Mandarin: mou2 sha1

premeditated murder; to murder (lit., "scheme to kill")

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謀求

mau4 kau4

Mandarin: mou2 qiu2

to seek, to strive for

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謀生

mau4 sang1

Mandarin: mou2 sheng1

to make a living; to sustain one's livelihood

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謀財害命

mau4 coi4 hoi6 ming6

Mandarin: mou2 cai hai4 ming4

conspire to murder and rob

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謎

mai6

Mandarin: mi2

Simplified: 谜

riddle | conundrum | puzzle | enigma | mystery | # adapted from cc-cedict

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謎

mai4

Mandarin: mi2

riddle; conundrum; puzzle; enigma; mystery

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謎團

mai4 tyun4

Mandarin: mi2 tuan2

mystery; suspicions and doubts

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謎底

mai4 dai2

Mandarin: mi2 di3

answer to a riddle

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謎樣的人

mai4 joeng6*2 dik1 jan4

Mandarin: mi2 yang4 di4 ren2

a conundrum, a person who is a bit of an enigma

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謎語

mai4 jyu5

Mandarin: mi2 yu3

riddle, conundrum

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