摸 (mo2 | mo1) : touch; fish for; feel out; grope

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摸

mo2

mo1

[1] touch; feel; stroke; caress
[2] fish for; fumble; try to find
[3] feel out; sound out; seek after
[4] grope for; go in the dark

Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

摸

This word has been viewed 11139 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Apr 2011 04:13

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摸索 mo2 sok3 mo1 suo3 = to feel about; to grope about ; to fumble; to do things slowly

混水摸魚 wan6 seoi2 mo2 jyu4 = fish in troubled waters

摸黑 mo2 hak1 mo1 hei1 = [adv] at dusk; [vo] grope in dark

摸身摸勢 mo2 san1 mo2 sai3 = touchy-feely

咪咪摸摸 mi1 mi1 mo1 mo1 mi1 mi1 mo1 mo1 = slow and clumsy 粵

咪摸 mi1 mo2 mi1 mo1 = to be slow 粵

摸門釘 mo2 mun4 deng1 = to fail to see someone you visit 粵

鼠摸 syu2 mo1 = a burglar

不摸頭 bat1 mo2 tau4 bu4 mo1 tou2 = not acquainted with the situation; not up on things 國

摸頭 mo2 tau4 mo1 tou2 = acquainted with the situation; up on things

撫摸 fu2 mo2 fu3 mo1 = to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle

觸摸 zuk1 mo2 cu4 mo1 = to touch

摸索期 mo2 sok3 kei4 mo1 suo3 qi2 [TW] / qi1[PRC] = trail and error period

摸酒杯底 mo2 zu2 bui1 dai2 mo1 jiu3 bei1 di3 = have an (alcoholic) drink 粵

偷偷摸摸 tau1 tau1 mo2 mo2 tou1 tou1 mo1 mo1 = furtively; surreptitiously

捉摸 zuk1 mo2 zhuo1 mo1 = predict

盲摸摸 maang4 mo2 mo2 mang2 mo1 mo1 = 1.do sth. blindly; not have a proper understanding of sth. 2. have bad eyesight 粵

暗中摸索 am3 zung1 mo2 sok3 an4 zhong1 mo1 suo3 = grope around in the dark

摸牌 mo2 paai4*2 mo1 pai2 = (mahjong) to draw a tile

摸王 mo2 wong4 mo1 wang3 = (mahjong) dead hand; no more tiles

十二張包自摸 sap6 ji6 zoeng1 baau1 zi6 mo2*1 shi2 er4 zhang1 bao1 zi4 mo1 = (mahjong) twelve pieces declaration

自摸 zi6 mo2*1 zi4 mo1 = (mahjong) self-pick

摸貨 mo2*1 fo3 = confirmor transaction 粵

摸不着頭腦 mo2 bat1 zoek6 tau4 nou5 mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3 = cannot make head or tail of

摸底 mo2 dai2 mo1 di3 = test the waters; sound sb out

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係徐志摩，唔係隨處摸！粵
it's 徐志摩(a famous Chinese writer), not 除處摸 (touching everywhere around)!

唔好摸啲白鴿啦，佢哋非常之揦鮓粵
Don't touch the pigeons, they're very dirty.
[Lit. don't touch [plural counter] pigeons [particle], they extremely dirty Other synonyms for 揦鮓: 污糟 and 污糟邋遢 ]

唔好摸啲老鼠啦，佢哋污糟邋遢粵
Don't touch the rats, they're extremely dirty.
[You could also add in a 好 in this case (i.e. 佢哋好污糟邋遢) with no real difference in meaning.]

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