磨 (mo4) — grind; mill in Cantonese
moˎ₄磨Mandarin Pinyin: mo2
Meaning of 磨
noungrind; mill
nounsuffering; obstacle; setback
nounrub; polish; sharpen
nounwear down; obliterate; waste
Example Sentences with 磨
ngoˏ₅我dangˊ²等zanˍ₆陣heoi˗₃去keoiˏ₅佢gaanˉ¹間pou˗₃舖tauˊ²頭daaˊ²打danˊ²墩﹐kingˉ¹傾haaˊ²吓gai˗₃偈tungˎ₄同siuˉ¹消moˎ₄磨haaˏ₅吓siˎ₄時gaan˗₃間。
I'm going to his store and spend a long time there in a moment, to chat, and to kill time.
leiˎ₄離hapˍ₆合hei˗₃器jiu˗₃要moˊ²磨hat6.合。
The clutch needs to be broken in.
mˎ₄唔saiˊ²使moˊ²磨zeoiˊ²嘴peiˎ₄皮
No need to argue.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日moˊ²磨zeoiˊ²嘴peiˎ₄皮
He argues all the time.
fai˗₃費siˍ₆事moˊ²磨zeoiˊ²嘴peiˎ₄皮
Too much hassle to argue.
Words Containing 磨
磨損mo4 syun2
abrasion
磨剃刀皮帶mo4 tai3 dou1 pei4 daai2
a razor strop (for a straight razor); a shaving strop
咖啡磨gaa3 fe1 mo2
a coffee grinder
消磨siu1 mo4
wear down ; fritter away ; idle away ; while away
做磨心zou6 mo4 sam1
to be the middleman; to be someone suffering because of the contradictory interests of two parties; to be someone who is loathed by both sides
磨合mo4 hap6
adjust to; adapt to; grind in; break in; wear in; fit in; run in
臨陣磨槍lam4 zan6 mo4 coeng1
to prepare oneself for battle; to sharpen one's spear before a battle
有錢駛得鬼推磨jau5 cin2 sai2 dak1 gwai2 teoi1 mo4
(proverb) Someone who is rich has authority
好事多磨hou2 si6 do1 mo4
there are many setbacks before success
磨碌mo4 luk1
moron; idiot; doofus; dimwit; nitwit
磨練mo4 lin6
grin and bear it; practice hard; self-discipline
琢磨doek3 mo4
polish; refine (literary works)
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