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  mou5   jyutping
  wu3   pinyin
[1] dance; dancing
[2] brandish; wield; wave
[3] play with; engage in


nounAdditional PoS: adjectiveverb
Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: (#136)

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

This word has been viewed 9145 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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detail  gwong2 coeng4 mou5  guang3 chang2 wu3 = plaza dancing
detail  tiu3 mou5  tiao4 wu3 = dance
detail  baa1 leoi4 mou5  ba1 lei3 wu3 = ballet
detail  mou5 dou6  wu3 dao3 = dance
detail  mou5 toi4  wu3 tai2 = dance stage; (theatrical or political) stage; arena
detail  mou5 toi4  wu3 tai2 = dance stage; (theatrical or political) stage; arena
detail  mou5 wui6*2  wu3 hui4 = dance; ball; party; prom
detail  mou5 teng1  wu3 ting1 = dance hall; ballroom
detail  fei1 mou5  fei1 wu3 = to flutter in the air; to dance in the wind
detail  tyut3 ji1 mou5   = striptease, stripteaser
detail  tou2 fung1 mou5   = folk dance; Western folk dance
detail  mou5 lung4   = dragon's dance
detail  nau2 jiu1 mou5   = the Twist (dancing)
detail  faa3 zong1 mou5 wui6*2  hua4 zhuang1 wu3 hui4 = masquerade
detail  mou5 dou6 gaa1  wu3 dao4 jia1 (Taiwan), wu3 dao3 jia1 (PRC) = dancer
detail  fai1 mou5  hui1 wu3 = to wield, brandish, wave
detail  mou5 si1   = a lion dance
detail  mou5 neoi5*2  wu3 nv3 = dancing girls; dance hostess
detail  mou5 si1 tyun4   = lion dance troupes
detail  sam1 baa1 mou5  sen1 ba1 wu3 = [loanword] (dance) samba
detail  san1 ciu4 mou5 wui6*2   = [n] new trend party
detail  tek3 taat3 mou5   = [n] tapdance
detail  tyut3 ji1 mou5 noeng4  tuo1 yi1 wu3 niang2 = striptease dancer
detail  tyut3 ji1 mou5 neoi5  tuo1 yi1 wu3 nv3 = striptease dancer
detail  mou5 toi4 kek6   = on stage drama
detail  jam1 ngok6 mou5 toi4 kek6  yin1 yue4 wu3 tai2 ju4 = musical comedy (theater, dramatic art)
detail  mou5 toi4 kek6  wu3 tai2 ju4 = legitimate drama ; musical theater
detail  gin6 tai2 mou5  jian4 ti3 wu3 = fitness dance
detail  laai1 ding1 mou5  la1 ding1 wu3 = Latin dance
detail  zit6 mou5  jie2 wu3 = [loanword] (dance) jive
detail  sau2 mou5 zuk1 dou6  shou3 wu3 zu2 dao3 = dance for joy; gesticulate with the hands and feet
detail  pik1 lik1 mou5  pi1 li4 wu3 = break dancing, breakdancing, b-boying
detail  pik1 lik1 mou5 ze2  pi1 li4 wu3 zhe3 = a breakdancer, a breaker, a b-boy, a b-girl
detail  gaai1 mou5  jie1 wu3 = street dance, sometimes breakdance
detail  gei1 haai6 mou5  ji1 xie4 wu3 = popping (dance, lit. robot dance) also 機器舞
detail  gei1 hei3 mou5  ji1 qi4 wu3 = popping (dance, lit. machine dance) also 機械舞
detail  so2 mou5  suo3 wu3 = locking (dance)
detail  gu2 mou5  gu3 wu3 = heartening (news); boost (morale)
detail  mou5 siu2 ze2   = dancing girls; dance hostesses
detail  si1 gung1 mou5  shi1 gong1 wu3 = Shigong ritual dance
detail  tou5 pei4 mou5  du4 pi2 wu3 = belly dance
detail  mou5 bun6  wu3 ban4 = dancing partner
detail  saat3 ji5 saat3 mou5  sa4 er3 sa4 wu3 = salsa dancing (as a loanword)
detail  saa1 saa1 mou5   = salsa dancing (as a loanword)
detail  mou5 naam4  wu3 nan2 = gigolo; lounge lizard
detail  mou5 ci4  wu3 chi2 = dance floor, dancefloor
detail  siu2 bou6 mou5 kuk1  xiao3 bu4 wu3 qu3 = minuet
detail  jim6 mou5  yan4 wu3 = erotic dancing (also “豔舞”)
detail  mou5 m4 dim6  wu3 wu2 dian1 = unable handle
detail  se5 gaau1 mou5  she4 jiao1 wu3 = social dance
detail  gwok3 zai3 biu1 zeon2 mou5  guo2 ji4 biao1 zhun3 wu3 = international standard dance
detail  gaau1 zai3 mou5  jiao1 ji4 wu3 = social dance
detail  mou5 bai6  wu3 bi4 = engage in devious practices
detail  gwok3 zai3 mou5 toi4  guo2 ji4 wu3 tai2 = international stage
detail  tiu3 zaai1 mou5  tiao4 zhai1 wu3 = dance with a member of the same sex for lack of someone of the opposite sex
detail  gong3 gun2 mou5  gang1 guan3 wu3 = pole dance
detail  pin1 pin1 hei2 mou5  pian1 pian1 qi3 wu3 = dance lightly and gracefully
detail  mou5 dou6 beng6  wu3 dao3 bing4 = chorea
detail  ling4 bo1 mou5  ling2 bo1 wu3 = limbo dance, limbo dancing
detail  taam3 gwo1 mou5   = tango dancing
detail  mou5 kei4 leon4  wu3 qi2 lin2 = unicorn dance
detail  leon4 baa1 mou5  lun2 ba1 wu3 = (dance) rumba
detail  dau3 ngau4 mou5  dou4 niu2 wu3 = (dance) paso doble
detail  caa4 caa4 mou5  cha2 cha2 wu3 = (dance) cha-cha-cha
detail  hap1 hap1 mou5  qia4 qia4 wu3 = (dance) cha-cha-cha
detail  tiu3 mou5 gei1   = a Dance Dance Revolution machine
detail  baa1 saa1 gaa1 ngaa4 mou5 kuk1  ba1 sha1 jia1 ya2 wu3 qu3 = passacaglia
detail  mou5 gei6  wu3 ji4 = maiko
detail  go1 mou5 gei6  ge1 wu3 ji4 = Kabuki, classical Japanese dance-drama
detail  din6 tyun4 mou5  dian4 tun2 wu3 = twerking

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detail 今次舞蹈演出婀娜多姿舞蹈家非常水準
This dance performance used many different styles but were all elegant.The dancers were excellent!

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