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  mak6 maak6   jyutping
  mai4   pinyin
[1] wheat; barley; oats; rye
[2] a Chinese surname


Jyutping mak6 is literary reading; maak6 is colloquial. The former is far more popular and has been used in most colloquial context.
noun
Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: (#199)

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

This word has been viewed 14027 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Oct 2016 22:10

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detail  mak6 pin3*2  mai4 pian4 = rolled oats; oatmeal; wheat flakes
detail  mak6 pei4  mai4 pi2 = oatmeal
detail  siu2 mak6  xiao3 mai4 = wheat
detail  daan1 mak6  dan1 mai4 = Denmark
detail  lou5 mak6*2  lao3 mai4 = McDonald's restaurant
detail  mak6 fan2   = flour
detail  daai6 mak6   = barley
detail  kiu4 mak6   = buckwheat
detail  mak6 ngaa4 tong4*2  mai4 ya2 tang2 = maltose
detail  kiu4 mak6 min6  qiao2 mai4 mian4 = buckwheat noodle
See all 44 compounds (CantoDict reports 46 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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