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  maat3 mut3 mut6   jyutping
  ma1 mo3 mo4   pinyin
[] maat3 [] ma1
[1] wipe; rub; mop (table. floor, etc)
[2] slip/take sth off; remove from

[] mut3 mut6 [] mo3
[1] smear; apply; put on (cream, powder, etc)
[2] erase; blot out; obliterate
[3] wipe (forehead, mouth, etc)

[] mut3 mut6 [] mo4
[1] daub; plaster, spread (wall, floor, etc)
[2] skirt; bypass

The two Jyutping readings 'mut3' and 'mut6' are mostly interchangeable in usage, with 'mut3' regarded as the standard pronunciation.
Default PoS: verb
Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#64)

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

This word has been viewed 10561 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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detail  mut3 heoi3  mo3 qu4 = To erase
detail  maat3 sau2 mou4 gan1  ma1 shou3 mao2 jin1 = hand towel; handtowel
detail  mut3 saat3  mo3 sha1 = to remove from evidence; expunge; suppress
detail  tou4 zi1 mut3 fan2   = prettify; whitewash
detail  mut3 hak1  mo3 hei1 = to smear; to discredit; to bring shame on
detail  maat3 dei6   = floor-cloth
detail  maat6 dei6 bou3   = floor-cloth
detail  maat3 gon1 zeng6  ma1 gan1 jing4 = to wipe/sweep clean (with some sort of cloth)
detail  caat3 bo1 lei4*1 dik1 maat3 bou3  ca1 bo1 li5 de5 ma1 bu4 = glass-cloth
detail  maat3 pin3  mo3 pian1 = smear (used for medical test)
See all 22 compounds (CantoDict reports 23 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 抹
detail audio 講話唔使轉彎抹角
Don't have to beat about the bush when you talk.
detail 如果阿明真係一個超人⋯⋯唔會米田共返嚟屋企重要走廊地板都係死人⋯⋯
It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me …
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