猛 (maang5) — energetic; vigorous; powerful in Cantonese
maangˏ₅猛Mandarin Pinyin: meng3
Meaning of 猛
nounenergetic; vigorous; powerful
nounferocious; fierce; violent; savage
nounabruptly; suddenly; quickly
noun(adjective) powerful
Example Sentences with 猛
爬到上山頂, 猛咁嗍氣。
I gasp for breath after climbing up the hilltop.
呢間房黑猛猛
This room is pitch black.
佢曬太陽曬到黑猛猛
He sunbathed so much he got a great tan.
屋企咁黑猛猛，我好似盲咗噉睇唔到嘢
The house is so dark it's like I'm blind.
jatˍ₆日gwongˉ¹光houˊ²好maangˏ₅猛
The sunlight is very strong.
Words Containing 猛
光猛gwong1 maang5
very bright (light)
生猛海鮮saang1 maang5 hoi2 sin1
ultra fresh seafood
迅猛seon3 maang5
quick and violent
勇猛jung5 maang5
brave; courageous
猛人maang5 jan4
somebody else
黑猛猛hak1 mang1 mang1
pitch black, very dark
猛然maang5 jin4
suddenly; abruptly
生猛saang1 maang5
full of life, lively, "alive and kicking" [華]: 活潑
猛龍過江maang5 lung4 gwo3 gong1
somebody who is not just successful and powerful in their own country but one who also travels to another place, becomes famous and shows their power
突飛猛進dat6 fei1 maang5 zeon3
to progress rapidly; to advance by leaps and bounds
兇猛hung1 maang5
fierce
猛龍活虎maang5 lung4 wut6 fu2
to be full of vigor and vitality
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