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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 11862 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 10 of 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?
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