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抹

Mandarin · pinyin mā#

to wipe

Mandarin · pinyin mǒ#

to smear
to wipe
to erase
classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

Mandarin · pinyin mò#

to plaster
to go around
to skirt

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抹: mǒ · smear, apply, wipe off, erase

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1 · ma1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maat3 · mut3 · mut6

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to smear, to apply
to wipe
to erase; to remove
(literary) to play (dominos)
(literary) to cut
(literary) to twirl
(literary) to look; to aim; to glance
Classifier for rays of sunlight, rosy clouds, etc..

character

to smear (using cement or lime)
to keep close to and turn around
(literary) to touch
(literary) to bend; to lower

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(colloquial) to wipe
(colloquial) to press (something) and move one's hand downwards
(colloquial) to dismiss (someone from their position)

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