抹灰 mǒ huī ㄇㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄟ mut3 fui1
- to plaster
- to render (a wall)
- (fig.) to bring shame on
- also pr. [mo4 hui1]
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抹
- 涂抹 塗抹 tú mǒ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄛˇ tou4 mut3 to paint
- 抹刀 mǒ dāo ㄇㄛˇ ㄉㄠ mut3 dou1 scraper
- 抹去 mǒ qù ㄇㄛˇ ㄑㄩˋ mut3 heoi3 to erase
- 抹布 mā bù ㄇㄚ ㄅㄨˋ mut3 bou3 cleaning rag
- 抹平 mǒ píng ㄇㄛˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ mut3 ping4 to flatten
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- 抹杀 抹殺 mǒ shā ㄇㄛˇ ㄕㄚ mut3 saat3 to erase
- 抹油 mǒ yóu ㄇㄛˇ ㄧㄡˊ mut3 jau4 to anoint
- 抹消 mǒ xiāo ㄇㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄠ mut3 siu1 to erase
- 抹泪 抹淚 mǒ lèi ㄇㄛˇ ㄌㄟˋ mut3 leoi6 to wipe away tears
- 抹煞 mǒ shā ㄇㄛˇ ㄕㄚ mut3 saat3 variant of 抹杀
- 抹片 mǒ piàn ㄇㄛˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ mut3 pin2 smear (used for medical test) (Tw)
- 抹胸 mò xiōng ㄇㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄥ mut3 hung1 old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen
- 抹茶 mǒ chá ㄇㄛˇ ㄔㄚˊ mut3 caa4 green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
- 抹酱 抹醬 mǒ jiàng ㄇㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ mut3 zoeng3 spread (food)
- 抹零 mǒ líng ㄇㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mut3 ling4 (of a seller) to round down the fractional part of a bill
- 抹黑 mǒ hēi ㄇㄛˇ ㄏㄟ mut3 hak1 to discredit
- 拭抹 shì mǒ ㄕˋ ㄇㄛˇ sik1 mut3 to swab
- 擦抹 cā mǒ ㄘㄚ ㄇㄛˇ caat3 mut3 to wipe
- 涂抹酱 塗抹醬 tú mǒ jiàng ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ tou4 mut3 zoeng3 spread (for putting on bread etc)
- 抹稀泥 mǒ xī ní ㄇㄛˇ ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧˊ mut3 hei1 nai4 see 和稀泥
灰
- 灰尘 灰塵 huī chén ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ fui1 can4 dust
- 灰心 huī xīn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ fui1 sam1 to lose heart
- 灰色 huī sè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄜˋ fui1 sik1 gray
- 吃灰 chī huī ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟ hek3 fui1 (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust
- 吹灰 chuī huī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ceoi1 fui1 to blow away dust
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- 扒灰 pá huī ㄆㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄟ paa4 fui1 incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
- 泥灰 ní huī ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄟ nai4 fui1 lime plaster (construction)
- 洋灰 yáng huī ㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄟ joeng4 fui1 cement
- 灰土 huī tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ fui1 tou2 dust
- 灰岩 huī yán ㄏㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ fui1 ngaam4 limestone (abbr. for 石灰岩)
- 灰度 huī dù ㄏㄨㄟ ㄉㄨˋ fui1 dou6 grayscale
- 灰暗 huī àn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄢˋ fui1 am3 dull gray
- 灰水 huī shuǐ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fui1 seoi2 gray water
- 灰泥 huī ní ㄏㄨㄟ ㄋㄧˊ fui1 nai4 plaster
- 灰浆 灰漿 huī jiāng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄤ fui1 zoeng1 mortar (for masonry)
- 灰熊 huī xióng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄒㄩㄥˊ fui1 hung4 grizzly bear
- 灰烬 灰燼 huī jìn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˋ fui1 zeon6 ashes
- 灰獴 huī měng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄇㄥˇ fui1 mung4 gray mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)
- 灰产 灰產 huī chǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄢˇ fui1 caan2 gray-market industry; industry operating in legal or ethical gray areas (abbr. for 灰色产业)
- 灰白 huī bái ㄏㄨㄟ ㄅㄞˊ fui1 baak6 ash-colored
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)
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- 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6 (idiom) a slight effort
- 灰不溜丢 灰不溜丟 huī bu liū diū ㄏㄨㄟ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄡ fui1 bat1 lau6 diu1 gloomy and dull (idiom)
- 灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ fui1 fei1 jin1 mit6 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
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- 灰头土脸 灰頭土臉 huī tóu tǔ liǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ fui1 tau4 tou2 lim5 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
- 面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ min6 jyu4 fui1 tou2 ashen-faced (idiom)
- 死灰复燃 死灰復燃 sǐ huī fù rán ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ sei2 fui1 fuk6 jin4 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
- 万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄟ maan6 nim6 keoi1 fui1 every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened