磨 mo⁴ {mó}

1. to rub
2. to grind
3. to polish
4. to sharpen
5. to wear down
6. to die out
7. to waste time
8. to pester
9. to insist

磨 mo⁴ {mò}

1. grindstone
2. to grind
3. to turn round

磨碌 mo⁴ luk¹ {mó lù}

moron; stupid; retarded (spoken)

磨心 mo⁴ sam¹ {mò xīn}

among midst of conflicting opinions

磨齒〔-齿〕 mo⁴ ci² {mó chǐ}

molar tooth

磨床 mo⁴ cong⁴ {mó chuáng}

1. grinding machine
2. grinder

磨刀 mo⁴ dou¹ {mó dāo}

to hone (a knife)

磨快 mo⁴ faai³ {mó kuài}

1. to sharpen
2. to grind (knife blades)

磨煩〔-烦〕 mo⁴ faan⁴ {mò fan}

1. to pester
2. to bother sb incessantly
3. to delay
4. to prevaricate

磨機〔-机〕 mo⁴ gei¹ {mó jī}

milling machine

磨嘰〔-叽〕 mo⁴ gei¹ {mò ji}

1. (dialect) to dawdle
2. to waste time
3. also written 墨跡

磨光 mo⁴ gwong¹ {mó guāng}

to polish

磨合 mo⁴ hap⁶ {mó hé}

1. to break in
2. to wear in

磨耗 mo⁴ hou³ {mó hào}

1. wear and tear
2. wearing out by friction

磨人 mo⁴ jan⁴ {mó rén}

1. annoying
2. bothersome
3. to fret
4. to be peevish

磨礪〔-砺〕 mo⁴ lai⁶ {mó lì}

1. to sharpen on grindstone
2. to improve oneself by practice

磨練〔-练〕 mo⁴ lin⁶ {mó liàn}

1. to temper oneself
2. to steel oneself
3. self-discipline
4. endurance

磨料 mo⁴ liu² {mó liào}

abrasive material

磨滅〔-灭〕 mo⁴ mit⁶ {mó miè}

1. to obliterate
2. to erase

磨難〔-难〕 mo⁴ naan⁶ {mó nàn}

1. a torment
2. a trial
3. tribulation
4. a cross (to bear)
5. well-tried

磨牙 mo⁴ ngaa⁴ {mó yá}

1. to grind one's teeth (during sleep)
2. pointless arguing
3. (coll.) molar

磨盤〔-盘〕 mo⁴ pun⁴ {mò pán}

1. lower millstone
2. tray of a mill

磨砂 mo⁴ saa¹ {mó shā}

frosted (e.g. glass)

磨蹭 mo⁴ sang³ {mó ceng}

1. to gently stroke
2. to brush lightly
3. to move slowly
4. to dawdle
5. to dillydally
6. to pester
7. to nag

磨石 mo⁴ sek⁶ {mó shí}

1. whetstone
2. millstone

磨碎 mo⁴ seoi³ {mò suì}

to grind up

磨蝕〔-蚀〕 mo⁴ sik⁶ {mó shí}

1. erosion
2. abrasion

磨損〔-损〕 mo⁴ syun² {mó sǔn}

1. wear and tear
2. abrasion

磨叨 mo⁴ tou¹ {mò dao}

1. to grumble
2. to chatter

磨嘴 mo⁴ zeoi² {mó zuǐ}

1. to argue pointlessly
2. to talk incessant nonsense
3. to blather

磨子 mo⁴ zi² {mò zǐ}

1. mill
2. grain mill
3. millstone

磨唧 mo⁴ zik¹ {mó jī}

1. to be very slow
2. to dawdle

磨折 mo⁴ zit³ {mó zhé}

1. to torture
2. to torment

磨坊 mo⁶ fong¹ {mò fáng}

mill

磨嘴皮 mo⁴ zeoi² pei⁴ {mó zuǐ pí}

To persuade

磨不開〔--开〕 mo⁴ bat¹ hoi¹ {mò bù kāi}

to feel embarrassed

磨得開〔--开〕 mo⁴ dak¹ hoi¹ {mó de kāi}

1. unembarrassed
2. without fear of impairing personal relation

磨豆腐 mo⁴ dau⁶ fu⁶ {mò dòu fu}

1. to grumble
2. to chatter away incessantly

磨刀石 mo⁴ dou¹ sek⁶ {mó dāo shí}

whetstone (for honing knives)

磨腳石〔-脚-〕 mo⁴ goek³ sek⁶ {mó jiǎo shí}

pumice stone

磨工病 mo⁴ gung¹ beng⁶ {mò gōng bìng}

1. grinder's disease
2. silicosis
3. also written 矽末病

磨起泡 mo⁴ hei² paau¹ {mó qǐ pào}

friction blister

磨洋工 mo⁴ joeng⁴ gung¹ {mó yáng gōng}

to idle on the job

磨砂膏 mo⁴ saa¹ gou¹ {mó shā gāo}

facial scrub

磨損率〔-损-〕 mo⁴ syun² leot² {mó sǔn lǜ}

attrition rate

磨坊主 mo⁶ fong¹ zyu² {mò fáng zhǔ}

miller

磨杵成針〔---针〕 mo⁴ cyu⁵ sing⁴ zam¹ {mó chǔ chéng zhēn}

1. to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
2. to study diligently

磨穿鐵硯〔--铁砚〕 mo⁴ cyun¹ tit³ jin⁶ {mó chuān tiě yàn}

1. to grind one's way through an ink stone
2. to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
3. to study diligently (idiom)

磨刀霍霍 mo⁴ dou¹ fok³ fok³ {mó dāo huò huò}

1. lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
2. fig. to prepare to attack
3. to be getting ready for battle

磨磨蹭蹭 mo⁴ mo⁴ sang³ sang³ {mó mó cèng cèng}

1. to dillydally
2. slow-going

磨破口舌 mo⁴ po³ hau² sit³ {mó pò kǒu shé}

incessant complaining

磨破嘴皮 mo⁴ po³ zeoi² pei⁴ {mó pò zuǐ pí}

to talk until one is blue in the face

磨石砂礫〔---砾〕 mo⁴ sek⁶ saa¹ lik¹ {mó shí shā lì}

1. millstone grit
2. coarse sandstone

磨製石器〔-制--〕 mo⁴ zai³ sek⁶ hei³ {mó zhì shí qì}

a polished stone (neolithic) implement

磨嘴皮子 mo⁴ zeoi² pei⁴ zi² {mó zuǐ pí zi}

1. to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
2. to talk incessant nonsense
3. blah blah

磨破嘴皮子 mo⁴ po³ zeoi² pei⁴ zi² {mó pò zuǐ pí zi}

1. to wear out one's lips (idiom)
2. to talk until one is blue in the face
3. to repeat again and again

磨石粗砂岩 mo⁴ sek⁶ cou¹ saa¹ ngaam⁴ {mó shí cū shā yán}

millstone grit