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昧
Mandarin · pinyin mèi
Meanings
- to conceal
- dark
Characters in this entry
- 昧
- mèi · obscure, dark; darken
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Mandarin tones
4 · mei4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mui6
Cantonese word readings for 昧. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- ambiguous; unclear; equivocal
- ignorant; stupid; foolish
- to hide away; to conceal
- (literary) dark; gloomy
- (literary) twilight, dusk; dawn
- (literary) to venture; to risk
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to violate
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to covet; to be greedy for
- An ancient type of music in eastern tribes in ancient China.
- A star.
- (Harbin Mandarin) to conceal and appropriate another person's property as one's own
character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to cut; to sever
character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Used in person's names.
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