毛 mou⁴ {máo}

(noun) 1. gross; 2. Chinese surname

毛 mou⁴ {máo}

1. hair
2. feather
3. down
4. wool
5. mildew
6. mold
7. coarse or semifinished
8. young
9. raw
10. careless
11. unthinking
12. nervous
13. scared
14. (of currency) to devalue or depreciate
15. classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分)

毛 mou⁴ {Máo}

surname Mao

毛筆〔-笔〕 mou⁴ bat¹ {máo bǐ}

(noun) (used in Chinese calligraphy) ink brush

毛病 mou⁴ beng⁶ {máo bìng}

illness

毛管 mou⁴ gun² {máo guǎn}

pores (hair)

毛冷 mou⁴ laang¹ {máo lěng}

(noun) knitting yarn

毛衫 mou⁴ saam¹ {máo shān}

sweaters; pullovers

毛瓜 zit³ gwaa¹ {máo guā}

hairy gourd; little wintermelon

毛筆〔-笔〕 mou⁴ bat¹ {máo bǐ}

1. writing brush
2. CL: 枝,管

毛病 mou⁴ beng⁶ {máo bìng}

1. fault
2. defect
3. shortcomings
4. ailment
5. CL: 個

毛邊〔-边〕 mou⁴ bin¹ {máo biān}

1. raw edge (textiles, papermaking etc)
2. rough edge

毛茶 mou⁴ caa⁴ {máo chá}

unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea

毛刷 mou⁴ caat³ {máo shuà}

brush

毛刺 mou⁴ ci³ {máo cì}

1. barb
2. whiskers

毛蟲〔-虫〕 mou⁴ cung⁴ {máo chóng}

caterpillar

毛重 mou⁴ cung⁵ {máo zhòng}

gross weight

毛豆 mou⁴ dau² {máo dòu}

green soy bean

毛髮〔-发〕 mou⁴ faat³ {máo fà}

hair

毛巾 mou⁴ gan¹ {máo jīn}

1. towel
2. CL: 條

毛根 mou⁴ gan¹ {máo gēn}

a strand of hair

毛茛 mou⁴ gan³ {máo gèn}

buttercup

毛口 mou⁴ hau² {máo kǒu}

1. metal filings (e.g. from a drill or lathe)
2. burr

毛孔 mou⁴ hung² {máo kǒng}

pore

毛衣 mou⁴ ji¹ {máo yī}

1. (wool) sweater
2. CL: 件

毛腰 mou⁴ jiu¹ {máo yāo}

(dialect) to bend over

毛概 mou⁴ koi³ {Máo Gài}

1. Introduction to Maoism (subject)
2. abbr. for 毛澤東思想概論

毛拉 mou⁴ laai¹ {máo lā}

Mullah (religious leader in Islam)

毛利 mou⁴ lei⁶ {máo lì}

gross profit

毛驢〔-驴〕 mou⁴ leoi⁴ {máo lǘ}

1. donkey
2. CL: 頭

毛料 mou⁴ liu² {máo liào}

1. rough lumber
2. woollen cloth

毛毛 mou⁴ mou⁴ {Máo mao}

(pet name for a baby or small child)

毛姆 mou⁴ mou⁵ {Máo mǔ}

1. Maugham (family name)
2. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English writer

毛囊 mou⁴ nong⁴ {máo náng}

hair follicle

毛派 mou⁴ paai³ {máo pài}

Maoist

毛皮 mou⁴ pei⁴ {máo pí}

1. fur
2. pelt

毛片 mou⁴ pin² {máo piàn}

1. pornographic film
2. unedited film (old)
3. fur color

毛坯 mou⁴ pui¹ {máo pī}

semifinished products

毛細〔-细〕 mou⁴ sai³ {máo xì}

capillary

毛遂 mou⁴ seoi⁶ {Máo Suì}

Mao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the King of Chu 楚, see 毛遂自薦

毛色 mou⁴ sik¹ {máo sè}

(of an animal) appearance or color of coat

毛線〔-线〕 mou⁴ sin³ {máo xiàn}

1. knitting wool
2. wool yarn

毛毯 mou⁴ taan² {máo tǎn}

blanket

毛條〔-条〕 mou⁴ tiu⁴ {máo tiáo}

wool top, semi-processed raw wool

毛肚 mou⁴ tou⁵ {máo dǔ}

tripe (gastronomy)

毛窩〔-窝〕 mou⁴ wo¹ {máo wō}

1. cotton-padded shoes
2. (old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers

毛子 mou⁴ zi² {máo zi}

1. hairy fellow
2. foreigner
3. Russian (derog.)
4. bandit (old)
5. tuft of fine hair

毛痣 mou⁴ zi³ {máo zhì}

hairy nevus

毛氈〔-毡〕 mou⁴ zin¹ {máo zhān}

felt

毛象 mou⁴ zoeng⁶ {máo xiàng}

mammoth

毛竹 mou⁴ zuk¹ {máo zhú}

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc

毛豬〔-猪〕 mou⁴ zyu¹ {máo zhū}

live pig

毛巾褸〔--褛〕 mou⁴ gan¹ lau¹ {máo jīn lǚ}

a swim parka; a beach robe; a deck coat; a swimming towel poncho

毛管戙 mou⁴ gun² dong⁶ {máo guǎn dòng}

goosebumps; makes my hair stand (spoken)

毛公仔 mou⁴ gung¹ zai² {máo gōng zǎi}

a stuffed toy

毛細管〔-细-〕 mou⁴ sai³ gun² {máo xì guǎn}

(noun) capillary

毛神神 mou⁴ san⁴ san⁴ {máo shén shén}

(adjective) hairy

毛鬙鬙 mou⁴ sang⁴ sang⁴ {máo sēng sēng}

hairy; furry

毛織品〔-织-〕 mou⁴ zik¹ ban² {máo zhī pǐn}

woollens

毛嗶嘰〔-哔叽〕 mou⁴ bat¹ gei¹ {máo bì jī}

serge

毛邊紙〔-边纸〕 mou⁴ bin¹ zi² {máo biān zhǐ}

1. fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc
2. also written 毛邊

毛鄧三〔-邓-〕 mou⁴ dang⁶ saam¹ {Máo Dèng Sān}

1. Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents
2. abbr. for 毛澤東思想, 鄧小平理論 and 三個代表

毛孩子 mou⁴ haai⁴ zi² {máo hái zi}

1. (coll.) infant
2. ignorant child

毛血旺 mou⁴ hyut³ wong⁶ {máo xuè wàng}

duck's blood, beef and tripe in spicy soup

毛洋槐 mou⁴ joeng⁴ waai⁴ {máo yáng huái}

rose acacia (Robinia hispida, a false acacia)

毛茸茸 mou⁴ jung⁴ jung⁴ {máo rōng rōng}

1. hairy
2. shaggy

毛絨絨〔-绒绒〕 mou⁴ jung⁴ jung⁴ {máo róng róng}

1. fluffy
2. furry

毛毛蟲〔--虫〕 mou⁴ mou⁴ cung⁴ {máo mao chóng}

caterpillar

毛毛雨 mou⁴ mou⁴ jyu⁵ {máo mao yǔ}

1. drizzle
2. light rain
3. (fig.) mere trifle

毛南族 mou⁴ naam⁴ zuk⁶ {Máo nán zú}

Maonan ethnic group of Guangxi

毛細孔〔-细-〕 mou⁴ sai³ hung² {máo xì kǒng}

pore

毛收入 mou⁴ sau¹ jap⁶ {máo shōu rù}

1. gross income
2. gross profit

毛線衣〔-线-〕 mou⁴ sin³ ji¹ {máo xiàn yī}

1. sweater
2. woolen knitwear
3. wool

毛線針〔-线针〕 mou⁴ sin³ zam¹ {máo xiàn zhēn}

knitting needle

毛小囊 mou⁴ siu² nong⁴ {máo xiǎo náng}

follicle

毛塑像 mou⁴ sou³ zoeng⁶ {Máo sù xiàng}

statue of Chairman Mao Zedong (1893-1976) 毛澤東

毛酸漿〔--浆〕 mou⁴ syun¹ zoeng¹ {máo suān jiāng}

1. husk ground-cherry
2. Physalis pubescens

毛腿鵟 mou⁴ teoi² kwong⁴ {máo tuǐ kuáng}

(Chinese bird species) rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)

毛澤東〔-泽东〕 mou⁴ zaak⁶ dung¹ {Máo Zé dōng}

Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader

毛子國〔--国〕 mou⁴ zi² gwok³ {Máo zi guó}

(derog.) Russia

毛織物〔-织-〕 mou⁴ zik¹ mat⁶ {máo zhī wù}

woolen textiles

毛主義〔--义〕 mou⁴ zyu² ji⁶ {Máo zhǔ yì}

Maoism

毛主席 mou⁴ zyu² zik⁶ {Máo Zhǔ xí}

1. Chairman Mao
2. Mao Zedong 毛澤東 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader

毛里裘斯 mou⁴ lei⁵ kau⁴ si¹ {máo lǐ qiú sī}

Mauritius

毛毛公仔 mou⁴ mou¹ gung¹ zi² {máo mao gōng zǎi}

stuffed toys; soft toys

毛腳漁鴞〔-脚渔鸮〕 mou⁴ goek³ jyu⁴ hiu¹ {máo jiǎo yú xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)

毛骨悚然 mou⁴ gwat¹ sung² jin⁴ {máo gǔ sǒng rán}

absolutely horrified (idiom)

毛絨玩具〔-绒--〕 mou⁴ jung⁴ wun⁶ geoi⁶ {máo róng wán jù}

1. plush toy
2. cuddly toy

毛里求斯 mou⁴ lei⁵ kau⁴ si¹ {Máo lǐ qiú sī}

Mauritius

毛細血管〔-细--〕 mou⁴ sai³ hyut³ gun² {máo xì xuè guǎn}

capillary blood vessels

毛手毛腳〔---脚〕 mou⁴ sau² mou⁴ goek³ {máo shǒu máo jiǎo}

1. carelessly and haphazardly
2. to paw
3. to grope
4. to get fresh

毛遂自薦〔---荐〕 mou⁴ seoi⁶ zi⁶ zin³ {Máo Suì zì jiàn}

Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)

毛腿沙雞〔---鸡〕 mou⁴ teoi² saa¹ gai¹ {máo tuǐ shā jī}

(Chinese bird species) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)

毛主席萬歲〔---万岁〕 mou⁴ zyu² zik⁶ maan⁶ seoi³ {Máo Zhǔ xí wàn suì}

"Long live Chairman Mao"

毛里塔尼亞〔----亚〕 mou⁴ lei⁵ taap³ nei⁴ aa³ {Máo lǐ tǎ ní yà}

Mauritania

毛腿耳夜鷹〔----鹰〕 mou⁴ teoi² ji⁵ je⁶ jing¹ {máo tuǐ ěr yè yīng}

(Chinese bird species) great eared nightjar (Eurostopodus macrotis)

毛澤東思想〔-泽东--〕 mou⁴ zaak⁶ dung¹ si¹ soeng² {Máo Zé dōng Sī xiǎng}

1. Mao Zedong Thought
2. Maoism

毛澤東主義〔-泽东-义〕 mou⁴ zaak⁶ dung¹ zyu² ji⁶ {Máo Zé dōng zhǔ yì}

Maoism

毛織運動衫〔-织运动-〕 mou⁴ zik¹ wan⁶ dung⁶ saam¹ {máo zhī yùn dòng shān}

jersey

毛主席語錄〔---语录〕 mou⁴ zyu² zik⁶ jyu⁵ luk⁶ {Máo Zhǔ xí Yǔ lù}

Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, published from 1964 to about 1976

毛出在羊身上 mou⁴ ceot¹ zoi⁶ joeng⁴ san¹ soeng⁶ {máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng}

1. lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
2. Nothing comes for free.

毛主席紀念堂〔---纪--〕 mou⁴ zyu² zik⁶ gei² nim⁶ tong⁴ {Máo Zhǔ xí Jì niàn táng}

Mausoleum of Mao Zedong