梅 (mui4) — plum; prune in Cantonese
muiˎ₄梅Mandarin Pinyin: mei2
Meaning of 梅
nounplum; prune
nouna surname
Example Sentences with 梅
daap˗₃踏syut˗₃雪camˎ₄尋mui4.梅。
Treading on snow to find plum blossoms.
ngoˏ₅我jiu˗₃要souˉ¹蘇muiˎ₄梅zoeng3.醬。
I want plum sauce.
keoiˏ₅佢zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意souˉ¹蘇muiˎ₄梅zoeng3.醬。
He likes plum sauce.
niˉ¹呢dipˍ₆碟jauˏ₅有souˉ¹蘇muiˎ₄梅zoeng3.醬。
This dish has plum sauce.
zaa˗₃炸gaiˉ¹雞gaaˉ¹加souˉ¹蘇muiˎ₄梅zoeng3.醬。
Fried chicken with plum sauce.
Words Containing 梅
陳皮梅can4 pei4 mui2
preserved prune; chan pei mui plum: it is sweet, moist, black, and has an orange peel taste to it
梅菜mui4 coi3
preserved mustard; preserved Chinese cabbage
酸梅醬syun1 mui4 zoeng3
plum sauce
西梅汁sai1 mui4 zap1
prune juice
楊梅joeng4 mui4
candleberry myrtle; strawberry tree
金瓶梅gam1 ping4 mui4
"Golden Lotus" or "The Plum in the Golden Vase", (first Chinese novel to depict sexuality graphically)
梅酒mui4 zau2
Umeshu, a Japanese liqueur
梅菜扣肉mui4 coi3 kau3 juk6
Hakka dish of pork stewed with preserved vegetables; 梅(乾)菜 is a euphemisation of 霉乾菜
望梅止渴mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3
looking at something you think you already have but actually don't have
青梅竹馬cing1 mui4 zuk1 maa5
childhood friendship between a boy and girl. Referring to a time of innocence. From a poem 李白《長干行》
話梅waa6 mui2/4
dried plum
西梅sai1 mui2
prune
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