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  mak6   jyutping
  mo4   pinyin
[1] be silent/tacit/quiet
[2] write from memory

[variant]
verb
Stroke count: 16
Level: 2
Radical: (#203)

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

This word has been viewed 6178 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Apr 2011 14:05

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detail  jau1 mak6  you1 mo4 = humorous
detail  cam4 mak6  chen2 mo4 = silence; silent; uncommunicative
detail  cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4  chen2 mo4 gua3 yan2 = [adj] taciturn
detail  cam4 mak6 dik1  chen2 mo4 de5 = [adj] mum, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative
detail  mak6 kai3  mo4 qi4 = gentleman's agreement, tacit understanding
detail  jau1 mak6 gam2  you1 mo4 gan3 = sense of humour
detail  cam4 mak6 si6 gam1  chen2 mo4 shi4 jin1 = silence is golden
detail  mak6 mak6  mo4 mo4 = quietly, silently
detail  mak6 syu1   = dictation (n); to dictate (v)
detail  hak1 sik1 jau1 mak6  hei1 se4 you1 mo4 = black humour
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