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名
目
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Jyutping
ming4 muk6
Pinyin
míng mù
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
name
designation
item
rubric
(formal usage) fame
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
理由;藉口
reason; excuse
巧立名目
巧立名目
haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6
to invent all sorts of pretexts
佢用唔同嘅名目出公數食飯。
佢用唔同嘅名目出公数食饭。
keoi5 jung6 m4 tung4 ge3 ming4 muk6 ceot1 gung1 sou3 sik6 faan6.
He applied for reimbursement of meals with different excuses.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
name (of something); designation
(syn.) 稱號, 题目, 叫法, 稱謂, 名稱, 称谓, 名称, 名字, 名号, 稱呼, 名, 名色, 命名, 名兒, 名儿, 称呼, 題目, 称号, 名號
verb, Classical-Chinese
to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment
(syn.) 讚許, 嘆, 禮讚, 稱頌, 誇獎, 夸奖, 稱讚, 吹嘘, 褒揚, 誇, 讚頌, 赏, 显扬, 嘉许, 顯揚, 揄揚, 稱謂, 讚揚, 赞叹, 捧, 稱美, 嘉許, 叹美, 褒扬, 讚美, 嘆美, 称谓, 称道, 赞美, 嘉勉, 叹, 稱許, 表扬, 吹噓, 讚嘆, 稱譽, 赞扬, 赞许, 颂赞, 揄扬, 表揚, 礼赞, 称美, 稱道, 夸, 吹捧, 称颂, 表彰, 咨嗟, 叹赏, 嘆賞, 称许, 賞, 称誉, 赞颂, 称赞, 頌讚
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
巧立名目
巧立名目
haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6
to invent all sorts of pretexts
Cantonese
佢用唔同嘅名目出公数食饭。
佢用唔同嘅名目出公數食飯。
keoi5 jung6 m4 tung4 ge3 ming4 muk6 ceot1 gung1 sou3 sik6 faan6.
He applied for reimbursement of meals with different excuses.
Cantonese
政府为咗要增加收入而巧立名目征多啲税。
政府為咗要增加收入而巧立名目徵多啲税。
zing3 fu2 wai6 zo2 jiu3 zang1 gaa1 sau1 jap6 ji4 haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6 zing1 do1 di1 seoi3.
In order to increase the revenue, the government invents all sorts of pretexts to collect more tax.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
巧立名目搜刮民财
巧立名目搜刮民財
qiǎo lì míng mù sōu guā mín cái
to extort people's wealth under all sorts of pretexts