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  mau6   jyutping
  mao4   pinyin
[1] (of grass or wood) luxuriant; exuberant; profuse
[2] excellent; fine; rich and splendid

adjective
Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: (#140)

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

This word has been viewed 4182 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Mar 2014 01:32

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detail  mau6 sing6  mao4 sheng4 = luxuriant; thriving
detail  jip6 mau6   = leafy
detail  taam5 mau4 mau4   = very insipid; very weak; very tasteless
detail  aa3 mau6   = a stupid person; referring to someone as "Mr. Stupid"
detail  mau6 lei5  mao4 li3 = a dope; a moron; an idiot; a dork; a dunce
detail  mau6 mat6  mao4 mi4 = dense (of plant growth); lush
detail  aa3 mau6 zing2 beng2   = doing something pointless; a stupid action
detail  zi6 noi6 mau6  si4 nei4 mao4 = Shigeru Terauchi
detail 椿  cun1 hyun1 bing6 mau6  chun1 xuan1 bing4 mao4 = both parents are alive and well

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