抹 (maat3) — erase; blot out; obliterate in Cantonese

maat˗₃抹

Mandarin Pinyin: ma1

Meaning of 抹

nounerase; blot out; obliterate

nounslip/take sth off; remove from

nounwipe (forehead, mouth, etc)

nounsmear; apply; put on (cream, powder, etc)

nounwipe; rub; mop (table. floor, etc)

Example Sentences with 抹

講話唔使轉彎抹角

Don't have to beat about the bush when you talk.

jyuˎ₄如gwoˊ²果aa˗₃阿mingˎ₄明zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係jatˉ¹一go˗₃個sikˉ¹識feiˉ¹飛ge˗₃嘅ciuˉ¹超janˎ₄人zauˍ₆就houˊ²好laaˉ¹喇⋯⋯gamˊ²噉keoiˏ₅佢zauˍ₆就mˎ₄唔wuiˊ²會haiˊ²喺tiuˎ₄條gaaiˉ¹街douˍ₆度caaiˊ²踩zoˊ²咗diˉ¹啲maiˏ₅米tinˎ₄田gungˍ₆共faanˉ¹返laiˎ₄嚟ukˉ¹屋keiˊ²企，zungˍ₆重jiu˗₃要jan˗₃印dou˗₃到sengˎ₄成tiuˎ₄條zauˊ²走longˊ²廊ge˗₃嘅deiˍ₆地baanˊ²板douˉ¹都haiˍ₆係！maat˗₃抹seiˊ²死人咩⋯⋯

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 …