某 (mau5) — a certain thing or person in Cantonese
mauˏ₅某Mandarin Pinyin: mou3
Meaning of 某
nouna certain thing or person
nounformerly used in place of "I"; can be preceeded by surname (e.g. 陳某)
Example Sentences with 某
旅遊業者不須擔心少了某種噱頭十足的用語而流失生意
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.
ngoˏ₅我sikˉ¹識mauˏ₅某zungˊ²種geiˍ₆技sot6.術。
I know a certain technique.
keoiˏ₅佢jauˏ₅有mauˏ₅某zungˊ²種geiˍ₆技sot6.術。
He has a certain skill.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有mauˏ₅某zungˊ²種geiˍ₆技sot6.術。
There's a certain technology here.
neiˏ₅你seoiˉ¹需jiu˗₃要mauˏ₅某zungˊ²種geiˍ₆技sot6.術。
You need a certain technique.
Words Containing 某
某人mau5 jan4
a certain person; someone
某甲mau5 gaap3
someone
某物mau5 mat6
something
某日mau5 jat6
at a certain date
某月某日mau5 jyut6 mau5 jat6
some month some day
某天mau5 tin1
someday
某某mau5 mau5
so-and-so; such and such; Mr. X, Mr. So-and-so
某地mau5 dei6
somewhere
某種技術mau5 zung2 gei6 seot6
some kind of method or technique
毆打某人au2 daa2 mau5 jan4
to beat someone up [written and colloquial]
某某人mau5 mau5 jan4
Mr. X, Mr. So-and-so
某先生mau5 sin1 saang1
Mr. X, Mr. So-and-so
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