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mei6 mei4
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[1] [adj] charming; enchanting; fascinating [2] [v] flatter; fawn on; curry favour with [3] [adj,n] sycophantic; obsequious; sycophancy Jyutping mei6 is standard reading; mei4 is variant.
 Additional PoS:   Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: 女 (#38)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 6856 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Oct 2011 02:13 |
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媚詞
mei6 ci4 = flattery
嬌媚
giu1 mei6 = flirtatious
諂媚的
cim2 mei6 dik1 = [adj] flattering 國
妖媚
jiu2 mei4 = seductively charming
明媚
ming4 mei4 = bright and beautiful; radiant and enchanting
狐媚
wu4 mei4 = bewitch by cajolery; entice by flattery
嫵媚
mou5 mei6 = enchanting; charming; lovely
媚眼
mei6 ngaan5 = charming eyes; coquettish glances
陽光明媚
joeng4 gwong1 ming4 mei4 = the sun shines brightly
媚俗
mei6 zuk6 = try to please the publicSee all 14 compounds |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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