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(jyutping) mak6, (pinyin) mai4 [1] blood vessel; arteries and veins [2] pulse (of blood vessel) [3] blood-vessel-like network, e.g. mountain range; stems of a leaf, wings of insects (jyutping) mak6, (pinyin) mo4 affectionate; amorous; loving Jyutping mak6 is the literary pronunciation; maak6 the colloquial. At present, maak6 is losing out to mak6 even in colloquial context.
Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: 肉 (#130)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 6037 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Sep 2010 14:48 |
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山脈 saan1 mak6 = mountain range 動脈 dung6 mak6 = artery 把脈 baa2 mak6 = feel pulse 脈門 mak6 mun4 = location near wrist for feeling pulse 脈搏 mak6 bok3 = pulse 命脈 ming6 mak6 = lifeline 按脈 on3 mak6 = to feel (take) the pulse 脈搏率 mak6 bok3 leot6 = pulse rate 葉脈 jip6 mak6 = large veins 靜脈 zing6 mak6 = veins See all 38 compounds (CantoDict reports 37 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum) |