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mèi

Meanings

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mèi
  1. 1.to conceal
  2. 2.dark

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.ambiguous; unclear; equivocal
  2. 2.ignorant; stupid; foolish
  3. 3.to hide away; to conceal
  4. 4.dark; gloomy
  5. 5.twilight, dusk; dawn
  6. 6.to venture; to risk
  7. 7.to violate
  8. 8.to covet; to be greedy for
  9. 9.An ancient type of music in eastern tribes in ancient China.
  10. 10.A star.
  11. 11.to cut; to sever
  12. 12.Used in person's names.

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Etymology

Related to 昒 (OC *hmɯːd, *mɯd, “dawn”) (Schuessler, 2007).

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Stroke order

Components

昧日未

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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Derived terms

一昧一行三昧三昧三昧真火不揣冒昧個中三昧个中三昧兼弱攻昧冒昧冒昧從事冒昧从事冥昧夷昧幽昧得其三昧念佛三昧愚昧愚昧無知愚昧无知拾金不昧昏昧昧下昧信昧地瞞天昧地瞒天昧地謾天昧地谩天昧己瞞心昧己瞒心昧心

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Related words

暧昧 vague愚昧 ignorant; uneducated冒昧 bold三昧 Samadhi (Buddhist term)蒙昧 uncultured昧旦 the time just before daybreak暗昧 obscure昧没 veiled昧死 to risk one's life昧心 against one's conscience昧良心 it goes against one's conscience蒙昧无知 benighted (idiom)