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  mo1   jyutping
  me5   pinyin
[1] suffix used after some Chinese characters
[2] suffix used as a syllable inserted in a line of a song for balance

[variant]
Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: (#200)

This character is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
麼 / 么

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This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Dec 2013 06:05

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detail  naa5 mo1  na4 me5 = like that; so; in that case
detail  sam6 mo1  shen2 me5 = what; something
detail  sam6 mo1 si4 gaan1*3  shen2/she2 me5 shi2 jian1 = when? what time?
detail  wai6 sam6 mo1  wei4 shen2 me5 = why
detail  zam2 mo1  zen3 me5 = how?
detail  sam6 mo1  shen2/she2 me5 = what
detail  wai6 sam6 mo1  wei4 shen2/she2 me5 = why
detail  do1 mo1  duo1 me5 = how; what; so; however
detail  zam2 mo1 zou6  zen3 me5 zuo4 = how to do
detail  zam2 mo1 baan6  zen3 me5 ban4 = how to do
detail  sam6 mo1 dik1  shen4 mo2 de5 = and so forth, etc.
detail  si6 mo1   = Is that so? Really?
detail  bat1 zam2 mo1 joeng6*2  bu4 zen3 me5 yang4 = nothing much
detail  jiu3 mo1  yao4 me5 = either...or...
detail  ze2 mo1 zoek6  zhe4 me5 zhe5 = this way
detail  ze2 mo1  zhe4 me5 = so; like this
detail  zam2 mo1 zoek6  zen3 me5 zhe5 = variant of 怎麼着
detail  sam6 mo1 si4 hau6  shen2 me5 shi2 hou4 = when ?
detail  zam2 mo1 zoek6  zen3 me5 zhe5 = what about; whatever
detail  zam2 mo1 gaau2  zen3 me5 gao3 = how to do
detail  zam2 mo1 gon3  zen3 me5 gan4 = how to do
detail  bat1 zam2 mo1  bu4 zen3 me5 = not very; not particularly
detail  sam6 mo1 dik1  shen2 me5 de5 = and so on; and what not
detail  sam6 mo1 joeng6  shen2 me5 yang4 = what kind?; what sort?
detail  mut6 jau5 sam6 mo1  mei2 you3 shen2 me5 = there's nothing (... about it)
detail  mut6 sam6 mo1  mei2 shen2 me5 = nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; not very
detail  mo1 dim2  yao1 dian3 = ace
detail  ho2 bat1 si6 mo1  ke3 bu4*2 shi4 me5 = Isn't that so! Yes, indeed!
detail  sam6 mo1 si6  shen2 me5 shi4 = what is...?
detail  zam2 mo1 dak1 liu5  zen3 me5 de2 liao4 = where will it all end; what a terrible thing it would be; this is one hell of a mess
detail  jiu1 mo1 siu2 cau2  yao1 mo2 xiao3 chou3 = an unworthy, unprincipled person; a despicably wretched person
detail  jiu1 mo1  yao1 mo2 = insignificant
detail  gaau2 sam6 mo1 gwai2  gao3 shen2 me5 gui3 = "what are you trying to do?", "what are you plotting?"
detail  sam6 mo1 si4 hau6  she2 me5 shi2 hou4 = when ?
detail  ze2 mo1 zoek6  zhe4 me5 zhe5 = variant of 這麼着
detail  zam2 mo1 joeng6  zen3 me5 yang4 = how; what; how about
detail  zam2 mo1 joeng6*2 gaau2  zen3 me5 yang4 gao3 = how to do
detail  zam2 mo1 joeng6*2 baan6  zen3 me5 yang4 ban4 = how to do
detail  zam2 mo1 joeng6*2 zou6  zen3 me5 yang4 zuo4 = how to do
detail  zam2 mo1 joeng6*2 gon3  zen3 me5 yang4 gan4 = how to do

Showing all 12 examples containing 麼
detail 北京的天氣怎麼樣
How's the weather in Beijing?
detail 甚麼喜歡
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]
detail 什麼喜歡
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]
detail 我們什麼時候聖誕裝飾
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?
detail 聖誕節什麼禮物
What would you like for Christmas?
[(implying presents)]
detail 這麼出爾反爾剛纔現在不要到底
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?
detail 怎麼回事
What's going on? [Literally: How is the result?]
detail 你的鞋子甚麼牌子 ?
What brand are your shoes?
detail 你的鞋子什麼牌子 ?
What brand are your shoes?
detail 什麼品牌電視機?
What brand (type) of TV do you want?
detail 生性好奇, 甚麼事情研究一番
He is born curious and likes to look into every single thing.
detail 小說不怎麼樣
This novel isn't up to much.
[怎麼樣 can be used in the negative to mean "(not) well enough" or "(not) up to much". ]

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