磨 (mo4 mo6 | mo2 mo4) : rub; grind; wear down; mill

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磨

mo4 mo6

mo2 mo4

[粵] mo4 | [國] mo2
[1] [v] rub; polish; sharpen
[2] [v] wear down; obliterate; waste
[3] [n] suffering; obstacle; setback

[粵] mo4 | [國] mo4
[2] [v] grind; mill

[粵] mo6 | [國] mo4
[1] [n] mill; millstones
[2] [v] turn round; move

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 16

Level: 1

Radical: 石 (#112)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

磨

Don't confuse with:
麼魔麽

This word has been viewed 8243 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jan 2012 05:35

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琢磨 doek3 mo4 zhuo2 mo2 = carve and polish; mull over

折磨 zit3 mo4 zhe2 mo5 = to persecute; to torment

磨滅 mo4 mit6 = efface; wear away

水磨磚 seoi2 mo4*2 zyun1 = a bath brick

不可磨滅 bat1 ho2 mo4 mit6 bu4 ke3 mo2 mie4 = indelible 國

磨練 mo4 lin6 mo2 lian4 = grin and bear it; practice hard; self-discipline

磨損 mo4 syun2 = [n][v] abrasion

咖啡磨 gaa3 fe1 mo6*2 = a coffee grinder

消磨 siu1 mo4 xiao1 mo2 = wear down ; fritter away ; idle away ; while away

消磨時間 siu1 mo4 si4 gaan1*3 xiao1 mo2 shi2 jian1 = kill time, pass the time

研磨 ngaan4 mo4 yan2 mo2 = grind; polish

只要有恆心，鐵柱磨成針 zi2 jiu3 jau5 hang4 sam1, tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1 = as long as you have perseverance, you can achieve it no matter what

好事多磨 hou2 si6 do1 mo4 hao3 shi4 duo1 mo2 = there are many setbacks before success

臨陣磨槍 lam4 zan6 mo4 coeng1 lin2 zhen4 mo2 qiang1 = to prepare oneself for battle; to sharpen one's spear before a battle

磨碌 mo4 luk1 mo2 lu4 = moron; idiot; doofus; dimwit; nitwit 粵

打磨 daa2 mo4 = polish

磨難 mo4 naan6 mo2 nan4 = affliction; hardship

磨豆腐 mo4 dau6 fu6 mo4 dou4 fu5 = lesbian; grumble or chatter incessantly

只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zi2 jiu3 gung1 fu1 sam1 tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1 zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu1 shen1 tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 = Constant grinding can turn an iron rod into a needle

只要工夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zi2 jiu3 gung1 fu1 sam1 tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1 zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu1 shen1 tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 = Constant grinding can turn an iron rod into a needle

水磨石 seoi2 mo6 sek6 shui3 mo4 shi2 = terrazzo

磨心 mo6 sam1 = innocent third party 粵

磨杵成針 mo4 cyu5 sing4 zam1 mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1 = perseverence spells success

鐵杵磨成針 tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1 tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 = perseverence spells success

磨合 mo4 hap6 mo2 he2 = adjust to; adapt to

Showing 1 example containing 磨

我等陣去佢間舖頭打墩﹐傾吓偈同消磨吓時間。粵
I'm going to his store and spend a long time there in a moment, to chat, and to kill time.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Unicode code for this character: U+78e8 (off-site link)

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