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嘜

简唛 · 繁嘜

Mandarin · pinyin mài

mark (loanword)
also pr. mà

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唛: mài · mark

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4 · mai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mak1

Cantonese word readings for 嘜. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

(dialectal) brand; trademark

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) empty can
(Cantonese) mug
(Cantonese) Classifier for number of cups or cans of rice, etc.

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese) great-great-grandson

character · Etymology 4

(Cantonese) to mark; to make note of

character · Etymology 5

(Hokkien) alternative form of 莫 (mài, “don't”)

character · Etymology 6

(Cantonese, alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 麥 /麦 (“microphone”)

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