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  mui5   jyutping
  mei3 mei4 mei2   pinyin
every; each; per

Stroke count: 7
Level: 1
Radical: (#80)

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

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This word has been viewed 13437 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  mui5 tin1  mei3 tian1 = every day, each day
detail  mui5 go3  mei3 ge4 = each; apiece
detail  mui5 maan5   = every night
detail  mui5 dong1  mei3 dang1 = every time, whenever
detail  mui5 ci3   = every time; each time
detail  mui5 jat1  mei3 yi1 = every
detail  mui5 jan4  mei3 ren2 = [1] each person, [2] per person
detail  mui5 go3 jan4  mei3 ge5 ren2 = everyone, everybody
detail  mui5 nin4  mei3 nian2 = every year, annually
detail  mui5 jat6  mei3 ri4 = every day, daily
See all 21 compounds (CantoDict reports 19 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 每
detail audio 每次考試都好緊張
I am nervous every time I take a test.
detail audio 每年呢個時候總係忙碌
It is always so busy this time of the year.
detail 每年這個時候
It is always so busy this time of the year.
detail 每次太多
You always eat too much food!
detail 點鐘開工所以夜晚唔可以出街
I start work at 7 o'clock each morning, so I can't stay out too late.
[Lit. I every morning also at 7 o'clock open-work, so I late cannot go-out]
detail 每一兩次
I dye my hair twice a year.
[Lit. I each one year dye two times hair. Note how the verb and object are split up by the frequency phrase.]
detail 每次見到都係講緊電話
He's speaking on the phone whenever I see him.
[English "whenever" = Cantonese "every time" (每次) + "is always" (都係)]
detail audio 吸煙危害健康, 只要每日, 已經足以致命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death
detail 藝術家作品細節一點都不苟且
All the artists pay very careful details towards their art pieces.
detail 每晚臨瞓一定會祈禱
Everynight before I sleep, I must pray.
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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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