罵 (maa6 | ma4) : curse at; scolding

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罵

maa6

ma4

[1] [v] curse at; swear at; call sb names; scold | [粵] 鬧
[2] [n] scolding; curse; abuse; condemnation
[3] [Var.] 駡

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 网 (#122)

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

罵 / 骂

This word has been viewed 9081 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Oct 2009 03:59

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對罵 deoi3 maa6 dui4 ma4 = trade abuse

責罵 zaak3 maa6 ze2 ma4 = scold; rebuke; dress down

辱罵 juk6 maa6 ru3 ma4 = abuse; blackguard; revile; setdown; slang; taunt; vituperation

罵不停口 maa6 bat1 ting4 hau2 = tirade

咒罵 zau3 maa6 zhou4 ma4 = to damn; to curse; to abuse

唾罵 to3 maa6 tuo4 ma4 = to harshly denounce; revile; spit at and curse

打情罵俏 daa2 cing4 maa6 ciu3 da3 qing2 ma4 qiao4 = to flirt 國

怒罵 nou6 maa6 nu4 ma4 = to scold in anger; to yell at angrily

謾罵 maan6 maa6 man4 ma4 = hurl abuse; deride; call somebody names

被人罵 bei6 jan4 maa6 bei4 ren2 ma4 = to get a telling-off, to get a scolding

罵人 maa6 jan4 ma4 ren2 = to curse someone

叫罵 giu3 maa6 jiao4 ma4 = shout curses

指桑罵槐 zi2 song1 maa6 waai4 zhi3 sang1 ma4 huai2 = to point at one and accuse another

指雞罵狗 zi2 gai1 maa6 gau2 = to criticize sb strongly (lit., "the chicken abuses the dog")

詬罵 gau3 maa6 gou4 ma4 = abuse; vilify; revile; humiliate

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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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Decimal representation of this word: 罵
Unicode code for this character: U+7f75 (off-site link)

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