máo
hair
feather
down
wool
mildew
mold
coarse or semifinished
young
raw
careless
unthinking
nervous
scared
(of currency) to devalue or depreciate
classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
máo sè
(of an animal) appearance or color of coat
tuō máo
to lose hair or feathers
to molt
depilation
to shave
máo bìng
fault
defect
shortcomings
ailment
CL:個|个[ge4]
máo bǐ
writing brush
CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]
máo piàn
pornographic film
unedited film (old)
fur color
jī máo
chicken feather
CL:根[gen1]
trivial
qǐ máo
fluff
lint
to feel nervous
róng máo
fur
down (soft fur)
villi capillary (in the small intestine)
Máo Zé dōng
Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader
máo gǔ sǒng rán
to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)
to feel one's blood run cold
pí máo
fur
fur clothing
skin and hair
superficial
superficial knowledge
fèng máo lín jiǎo
lit. phoenix feather and unicorn horn, fig. an extremely rare object (idiom)
yǔ máo qiú
shuttlecock
badminton
CL:個|个[ge4]
máo yī
(wool) sweater
CL:件[jian4]
máo liào
rough lumber
woollen cloth
jī máo suàn pí
chicken feather, garlic skin (idiom); trivial matter
kitchen trash
sān máo māo
tortoiseshell cat
calico cat
Máo zhǔ xí
Chairman Mao
Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader
Máo Zé dōng sī xiǎng
Mao Zedong Thought
Maoism
bái máo
white hair (of animals)
see also 白髮|白发[bai2 fa4]
chū máo bìng
a problem appears
to break down
wǔ máo
see 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]
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)
guī máo
indecisive
fussy
nitpicking (Taiwan dialect)
chuī máo qiú cī
lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
nitpick
fā máo
to rant and rave
to be scared, upset (Beijing dialect)
bá máo
to pull out hair
to pluck
epilation
bái máo nǚ
The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films
yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
Nothing comes for free.
rě máo
(coll.) to irritate
to annoy
to piss sb off
máo xiàn yī
sweater
woolen knitwear
wool
jiǔ niú yī máo
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
fig. a drop in the ocean
máo tiáo
wool top, semi-processed raw wool
máo xuè wàng
duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup
é máo dà xuě
goose feather snow (idiom)
big heavy snow fall
tiāo máo bìng
to nitpick
petty criticism
to nag
hóng máo dān
rambutan or rumbutan (tropical fruit) (Nephelium lappaceum)
hán máo
fine hair on the human body
Máo nán zú
Maonan ethnic group of Guangxi
máo shǒu máo jiǎo
carelessly and haphazardly
to paw
to grope
to get fresh
qīng yú hóng máo
light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling
unimportant
huàn máo
to molt (of birds)
to change feathers
méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā
careless
any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
huǒ shāo méi mao
lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
extreme emergency
jīn máo gǒu
golden retriever (dog breed)
Cibotium barometz, Asian tropical tree fern with hairy fronds (used in TCM)
rú máo yǐn xuè
devour raw meat and fowl (of savages)
máo lā
Mullah (religious leader in Islam)
yàn guò bá máo
lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
fig. to seize any opportunity
pragmatic
Máo Suì
Mao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the King of Chu 楚, see 毛遂自薦|毛遂自荐[Mao2 Sui4 zi4 jian4]
qiān lǐ sòng é máo
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
Huán jiāng Máo nán zú zì zhì xiàn
Huanjiang Maonan autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
máo kǒu
metal filings (e.g. from a drill or lathe)
burr
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
lüè zhī pí máo
slight knowledge of sth
superficial acquaintance with a subject
a smattering
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
Máo Zé dōng · xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi
Mao Zedong, the unknown story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday
róng máo xìng xiàn jī sù
human chrionic gonodocophin (HCG)
qiān lǐ é máo
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2]
jī máo diàn
a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on
Guó jì Yǔ máo qiú Lián hé huì
International Badminton Federation
kuài r bā máo
one yuan or less
around 80 cents or one dollar
Tài shān hóng máo
as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)
máo tuǐ shā jī
(bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)
qiān lǐ jì é máo
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
máo suān jiāng
husk ground-cherry
Physalis pubescens
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
hóng máo Tài shān
light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
Xī zàng máo tuǐ shā jī
(bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)
Máo Zé dōng · bù wéi rén zhī de gù shi
Mao Zedong, the unknown story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday
Máo sù xiàng
statue of Chairman Mao Zedong (1893-1976) 毛澤東|毛泽东[Mao2 Ze2 dong1]
bá máo lián rú
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
inextricably tangled together
Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
Nothing comes for free.
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
hóng máo tài dài
light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
tiāo máo tī cì
to find fault
to carp
nitpicking
máo yáng huái
rose acacia (Robinia hispida, a false acacia)
tiāo máo tī cì r
erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4]
zhòng máo zǎn qiú
many little drops make an ocean (idiom)
yān fù máo jiǎo yàn
(bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)
Máo Dèng Sān
Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents
abbr. for 毛澤東思想|毛泽东思想[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Si1 xiang3], 鄧小平理論|邓小平理论[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2 Li3 lun4] and 三個代表|三个代表[San1 ge4 Dai4 biao3]
máo biān zhǐ
fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc
also written 毛邊|毛边[mao2 bian1]
máo biān
raw edge (textiles, papermaking etc)
rough edge
máo chá
unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea
máo tuǐ kuáng
(bird species of China) rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
máo tuǐ ěr yè yīng
(bird species of China) great eared nightjar (Eurostopodus macrotis)
máo jiǎo yú xiāo
(bird species of China) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)
lüè zhī pí máo
slight knowledge of sth
superficial acquaintance with a subject
a smattering
bái máo nǚ
The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films
bái fù máo jiǎo yàn
(bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum))
hóng máo Tài Shān
lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
jīn máo quǎn
golden retriever (dog breed)
lǎo máo bìng
chronic illness
old weakness
chronic problem
lǎo máo zi
Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.)
líng máo
feather
plume
plumage
CL:根[gen1]
yáng dù zi máo jīn
see 羊肚手巾[yang2 du4 shou3 jin1]
xì máo
fuzz
fine fur (of marten etc)
hēi hóu máo jiǎo yàn
(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)
máo zi
hairy fellow
foreigner
Russian (derog.)
bandit (old)
tuft of fine hair
Máo mǔ
Maugham (family name)
W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English writer
máo kēng
variant of 茅坑[mao2 keng1]
Máo Zhǔ xí Yǔ lù
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, published from 1964 to about 1976
Máo Zhǔ xí
Chairman Mao
Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader
gǎo máo
(dialect) what are you doing?
what the hell?
xiǎo máo tou
(coll.) new-born baby
young boy
duō rú niú máo
as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
great amount of
countless
zuǐ shàng wú máo , bàn shì bù láo
see 嘴上沒毛,辦事不牢|嘴上没毛,办事不牢[zui3 shang4 mei2 mao2 , ban4 shi4 bu4 lao2]
zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
wǔ máo dǎng
fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)
máo hái zi
(coll.) infant
ignorant child
máo si
variant of 茅廁|茅厕[mao2 si5]
máo zhú
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
máo wō
cotton-padded shoes
(old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers
Máo Zé dōng Sī xiǎng
Mao Zedong Thought
Maoism
máo mao yǔ
drizzle
light rain
(fig.) mere trifle
Máo mao
(pet name for a baby or small child)
Máo Gài
Introduction to Maoism (subject)
abbr. for 毛澤東思想概論|毛泽东思想概论[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Si1 xiang3 Gai4 lun4]
máo shōu rù
gross income
gross profit
èr máo zi
lit. secondary foreigner
(derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion)
(coll.) westernized Chinese person
(derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood
(slang) Ukraine
German shepherd dog
(dialect) two-year-old goat