嘜 (mak1 maak1 | mai4) : brand; mug

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嘜

mak1 maak1

mai4

mak1
[1] brand (name); trademark
[2] mug; metallic container
[3] (measure) the amount that a mug contains

maak1
[1] stay close to opponent in a match of soccer, basketball, etc
[2] give marks to student's work
[3] mark down sth for record purpose

嘜 is a Cantonese loanword from the English words "mark" (mak1 [1], maak1 [1][2][3]) and "mug" (mak [2][3]). In Mandarin, it has only one meaning - "trademark".

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

嘜 / 唛

This word has been viewed 4246 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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時嘜 si4 mak1 = smart (as phonetic loanword) 粵

嘜頭 mak1 tau4 = shipping mark; a brand mark 粵

雜嘜 zaap6 mak1 = fake brand goods, counterfeit name-brand goods 粵

豬嘜 zyu1 mak1 = [n] a "mark" in a con job; a fool 粵

豬頭嘜 zyu1 tau4 mak1 = [n] a "mark" in a con job; a fool 粵

薯嘜 syu4 mak1 = schmuck 粵

肥仔嘜 fei4 zai2 mak1 = an overweight child 粵

麥嘜 mak6 mak1 = McMug (cartoon character)

刀嘜 dou1 mak1 dao1 ma4 = Knife brand

鼻涕嘜 bei6 tai3 mak1 = bee tai bak 粵

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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: 嘜
Unicode code for this character: U+561c (off-site link)

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