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  mau1   jyutping
  mou2   pinyin
[1] squat; crouch
[2] stay; reside

verb
Stroke count: 14
Level: 2
Radical: (#157)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 5401 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Jan 2014 05:21

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detail  mau1 dai1   = to squat
detail  mau1 ci3  mao1 ce4 = squat down toilet
detail  dei6 mau1   = cheap, lower class
detail  dei6 mau1 caa4 geoi1   = cheap restaurant, cheap Chinese tea house
detail  dei6 mau1 gun2   = cheap restaurant, cheap Chinese tea house
detail  mau1 gaam1   = languish in jail
detail  mau1 taap3  mou2 ta3 = excrete; sit on the throne; sit on the crapper
detail  mau1 gaak3 zai2  mou2 ge2 zai3 = be in prision
detail  dau1 mau1  dou1 mou2 = shabby; poverty-stricken

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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