抹消
抹消 mǒ xiāo ㄇㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄠ mut3 siu1
- to erase
- to wipe
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More words with these characters
抹
消
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 抵消 dǐ xiāo ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠ dai2 siu1 to counteract
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 消失 xiāo shī ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕ siu1 sat1 to disappear; to fade away
- 消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 (piece of) news; information
Idioms with these characters
- 吃干抹净吃乾抹淨 chī gān mā jìng ㄔ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ (idiom) to devour (food)
- 淡妆浓抹淡妝濃抹 dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ ㄉㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄛˇ daam6 zong1 nung4 mut3 in light or heavy makeup (idiom)
- 拐弯抹角拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ gwaai2 waan1 mut3 gok3 lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
- 抹不下脸抹不下臉 mǒ bù xià liǎn ㄇㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ mut3 bat1 haa6 lim5 to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
- 浓妆艳抹濃妝艷抹 nóng zhuāng yàn mǒ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄛˇ nung4 zong1 jim6 mut3 to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)
- 此消彼长此消彼長 cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇ ci2 siu1 bei2 coeng4 (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
- 无福消受無福消受 wú fú xiāo shòu ㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ mou4 fuk1 siu1 sau6 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
- 香消玉殒香消玉殞 xiāng xiāo yù yǔn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩˋ ㄩㄣˇ (idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away
- 消愁解闷消愁解悶 xiāo chóu jiě mèn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄣˋ siu1 sau4 gaai2 mun6 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
- 烟消云散煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ jin1 siu1 wan4 saan3 (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear