茅 [－]

Jyutping maau4
Pinyin máo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Mao
  2. reeds
  3. rushes
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. reeds/rushes/grass/a surname/straw/dishonest/rude and unreasonable/hysterical/to make a scene/to flare up
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    狡詐​；​形容​人​或​手法​狡猾​、​唔​老實
    deceitful/dishonest/dishonourable
    • 出茅招
      出茅招
      ceot1 maau4 jiu1
      to cheat
    • 打茅波
      打茅波
      play dirty in a football game
    • 乜你咁茅㗎！
      乜你咁茅㗎！
      mat1 nei5 gam2 maau4 gaa3
      How deceitful you are !
  2. 名詞
    常​見​嘅​香草​；​散​發出​檸檬味
    cogon grass
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, metonymically, obsolete
    thatched cottage
  2. character, Cantonese, derogatory
    not abiding by the rules; cheaty
    • 喂，你咁茅都得嘅？
      喂，你咁茅都得嘅？
      wai3, nei5 gam3 maau4 dou1 dak1 ge2?
      Hey! How could you cheat like that?
    • 茅招
      茅招
      maau4 ziu1
      dishonest tricks
  3. character
    cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica) (often used as thatch)
  4. character, obsolete
    clear
  5. character, figuratively, obsolete
    Tao
  6. character, obsolete
    to become damaged
  7. character
    a surname
  8. character, historical
    An ancient state in modern Shandong
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. reeds, rushes, grass
  2. surname
  3. Cangjie Input
    TNIH
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #580
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这栋很高的房子被茅草屋顶覆盖著。
    這棟很高的房子被茅草屋頂覆蓋著。
    zhè dòng hěn gāo de fáng zi bèi máo cǎo wū dǐng fù gài zhù 。
    • The tall house was covered with a thatched roof.
  2. Mandarin
    山坡上有一个茅屋。
    山坡上有一個茅屋。
    shān pō shàng yǒu yí gè máo wū 。
    • There was a cottage on the side of the hill.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    咁奸茅㗎你！唔同你玩！
    咁奸茅㗎你！唔同你玩！
    gam3 gaan1 maau4 gaa3 nei5! m4 tung4 nei5 waan2!
    • You are so deceitful ! I won't play with you anymore !
  2. Cantonese
    阿杰正茅趸，踢波成日犯规。
    阿傑正茅躉，踢波成日犯規。
    aa3 git6 zing3 maau4 dan2, tek3 bo1 seng4 jat6 faan6 kwai1.
    • Ah Kit is a cheater. He always breaks the rules when playing football.
  3. Cantonese
    竹蔗茅根水
    竹蔗茅根水
    zuk1 ze3 maau4 gan1 seoi2
    • sugar cane with imperatae drink
  4. Cantonese
    香茅好有驱蚊作用。
    香茅好有驅蚊作用。
    hoeng1 maau4 hou2 jau5 keoi1 man1 zok3 jung6.
    • It is effective to use lemon grass to drive mosquito.
  5. Cantonese
    焗香茅猪颈肉
    焗香茅豬頸肉
    guk6 hoeng1 maau4 zyu1 geng2 juk6
    • roasted pork jowl with lemongrass sauce
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    茅盾的一个亲戚，想到我在教书的教会学校里来找事做了。
    茅盾的一個親戚，想到我在教書的教會學校裏來找事做了。
    máo dùn de yī ge qīn qī ， xiǎng dào wǒ zài jiāo shū de jiào huì xué xiào lǐ lái zhǎo shì zuò le ．
    • A relative of Mao Dun would like to find work in the Catholic school that I teach at.
  2. Mandarin
    初出茅庐
    初出茅廬
    chū chū máo lú
    • to have just begun one's career without any experience (literally, “to have just come out of one's thatched cottage”)
  3. Cantonese
    喂，你咁茅都得嘅？
    喂，你咁茅都得嘅？
    wai3, nei5 gam3 maau4 dou1 dak1 ge2?
    • Hey! How could you cheat like that?
  4. Cantonese
    茅招
    茅招
    maau4 ziu1
    • dishonest tricks
  5. Mandarin
    茅塞顿开
    茅塞頓開
    máo sài dùn kāi
    • to be enlightened all of a sudden