茅 (maau4) — couch grass; twitch grass in Cantonese
maauˎ₄茅Mandarin Pinyin: mao2
Meaning of 茅
nouncouch grass; twitch grass
nounhysterical; make a scene; flare up
nounrude and unreasonable; dishonest
nouna Chinese family name
Example Sentences with 茅
keoiˏ₅佢faat˗₃發maauˎ₄茅laa˗₃喇
He's gone crazy!
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好faat˗₃發maauˎ₄茅
Don't be silly!
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日faat˗₃發maauˎ₄茅
He's always acting crazy.
gamˊ²咁zauˍ₆就faat˗₃發maauˎ₄茅laa˗₃喇
That's losing it then!
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心keoiˏ₅佢faat˗₃發maauˎ₄茅
Watch out, he might snap.
Words Containing 茅
香茅hoeng1 maau4
lemon grass | a.k.a. citronella | Scientific names (different species): Cymbopogon citratus; Cymbopogon flexuosus; Cymbopogon citriodora
茅塞頓開maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1
suddenly understand sth.; suddenly see the light
茅根maau4 gan1
couch-grass
初出茅廬co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4
young and inexperienced
茅草maau4 cou2
couch-grass
茅台酒maau4 toi4 zau2
Mao-tai
發茅faat3 maau4
desperately flustered; like being possessed
茅山派maau4 saan1 paai3
Mao Shan Sect - a Taoist sect whose masters are famous for herbal cures, sorcery, exorcism and other magical practices
打茅波daa2 maau4 bo1
foul play
茅柴maau4 caai4
bad wine
茅躉maau4 dan2
an attempt to trick / deceive the referee [colloquial]
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