phonetic map : 每 mei
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December 24, 2008, 05:42 PM posted in General Discussion| mei | ||
| 梅 méi plum 梅花 plum blossom 梅花 méihuā plum blossom; clubs (cards) 杨梅 yángméi red bayberry; arbutus |
每 měi every; each / often; whenever 每每 měiměi often; invariably 每处 měi chù everywhere 每当 měidāng whenever; every time |
霉 méi mold; mildew 倒霉 dǎoméi be out of luck 黑霉 hēiméi lichen; black mould |
| 莓 méi n. certain kinds of berries 草莓 cǎoméi strawberry 黑莓 hēiméi blackberry 蓝莓 lánméi blueberry |
酶 méi enzyme; ferment 发酶 fāméi to ferment 酶菌 méijūn ferment 蛋白酶 dànbáiméi prote(in)ase |
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| 敏 mǐn sharp; quick; perceptive 敏捷 mǐnjié s.v. quick; nimble; agile 敏感 mǐngǎn sensitive; susceptible; allergic 敏锐 mǐnruì s.v. sharp; acute; keen 灵敏 língmǐn sensitive; keen; acute |
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| hai | ||
| 嗨 hāi heave ho! 嗨哟 hāiyō ∼ 嗨呀 hāiyā ∼ |
海 hǎi sea; big lake; great capacity; plenty / to magnify ** 海洋 hǎiyáng ocean 外海 wàihǎi open sea 入海口 rùhǎikǒu estuary 人海 rénhǎi a sea of people 海量 hǎiliàng magnanimity; great capacity for liquor |
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| hui | ||
| 晦 huì last day of the lunar month / dark night; obscure; unlucky 晦明 huìmíng night and day 晦暝 huìmíng dark and gloomy 晦气 huìqì unlucky |
悔 huǐ to regret; repent 后悔 hòuhuǐ ∼ 悔恨 huǐhèn to regret deeply 翻悔 fānhuǐ to back out of (promise/etc.) |
诲 huì to teach; instruct 教诲 jiàohuì ∼ / teaching; instruction 劝诲 quànhuì to advise; exhort |
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| 侮 wǔ to insult; bully 侮辱 wǔrǔ to insult; humiliate 欺侮 qīwǔ to bully; humiliate 侮骂 wǔmà to insult and abuse |
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** the ancient sounds of 每 and 海 were similar
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