mō suo
to feel about
to grope about
to fumble
to do things slowly
mō
to feel with the hand
to touch
to stroke
to grope
to steal
to abstract
zhuō mō
to fathom
to make sense of
to grasp
mō hēi
to grope about in the dark
fǔ mō
to gently caress and stroke
to pet
to fondle
mō bu zháo
unable to clearly understand (a situation etc)
mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
to be unable to make any sense of the matter
to be at a loss
mō pá gǔn dǎ
to go through arduous training or hard work
nán yǐ zhuō mō
elusive
hard to pin down
enigmatic
mō cǎi
to draw lots
raffle
lottery
hún shuǐ mō yú
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
shùn téng mō guā
lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon
to track sth following clues
máng rén mō xiàng
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture
to mistake the part for the whole
unable to see the wood for the trees
hún shuǐ mō yú
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
tōu jī mō gǒu
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to dally with women
to have affairs
mō xiàng
to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
yuē mo
about
around
approximately
also written 約莫|约莫
mō shí tou guò hé
lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones
improvise by trial-and-error
move cautiously
xiā zi mō xiàng
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture
to mistake the part for the whole
unable to see the wood for the trees
mō bā
touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
zhòng máng mō xiàng
multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]); fig. unable to see the big picture
to mistake the part for the whole
unable to see the wood for the trees
hé yǎn mō xiàng
to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
bù mō tóu
not acquainted with the situation
not up on things
guǐ mō nǎo ké
muddled
momentarily confused
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
to wade the river by groping for stones (idiom)
to advance step by step
to feel one's way around
mō yú
to catch fish
(fig.) to loaf on the job
to be slack
to take it easy
qǐ zǎo mō hēi
see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1]
xué mo
to look for
to seek (colloq.)
mō pái
to draw a tile (at mahjong)
to play mahjong
mō dǐ
to have a clear view (of a situation)
to fish for information
fact-finding
xún mo
to look for
to explore
to probe
zā mo
(dialect) to savor
to test the taste of
(fig.) to ponder upon
to mull over
zhàng èr Jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
fig. at a total loss
guǐ mō nǎo ké
muddled
momentarily confused
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