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摸牌
mō pái
Pinyin
Definition
摸牌
-
mō pái
to draw a tile (at mahjong)
to play mahjong
Character Decomposition
摸
扌
艹
日
大
牌
片
冂
二
丨
丶
十
Related Words
(20)
品牌
pǐn pái
1
brand name
2
trademark
打牌
dǎ pái
1
to play mahjong or cards
摸
mō
1
to feel with the hand
2
to touch
3
to stroke
4
to grope
5
to steal
6
to abstract
牌
pái
1
mahjong tile
2
playing card
3
game pieces
4
signboard
5
plate
6
tablet
7
medal
8
CL:片[piàn],個|个[gè],塊|块[kuài]
估摸
gū mo
1
to reckon
2
to guess
名牌
míng pái
1
famous brand
2
nameplate
3
name tag
大牌
dà pái
1
strong card
2
honor card (card games)
3
very popular or successful person
4
self-important
底牌
dǐ pái
1
cards in one's hand
2
(fig.) undisclosed strength or information
3
hidden trump
广告牌
guǎng gào pái
1
billboard
招牌
zhāo pai
1
signboard
2
shop sign
3
reputation of a business
捉摸
zhuō mō
1
to fathom
2
to make sense of
3
to grasp
摸爬滚打
mō pá gǔn dǎ
1
to go through challenging experiences
2
to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
摸索
mō suo
1
to feel about
2
to grope about
3
to fumble
4
to do things slowly
摸黑
mō hēi
1
to grope about in the dark
抚摸
fǔ mō
1
to gently caress and stroke
2
to pet
3
to fondle
扑克牌
pū kè pái
1
poker (card game)
2
playing card
3
CL:副[fù]
洗牌
xǐ pái
1
to shuffle cards
牌坊
pái fāng
1
memorial arch
牌型
pái xíng
1
hand (in mahjong or card games)
牌子
pái zi
1
sign
2
trademark
3
brand
Idioms
(10)
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
1
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
2
fig. at a total loss
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
1
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
2
to pilfer
3
to dally with women
4
to have affairs
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
1
lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
2
fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
3
to want to have one's cake and eat it too
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
1
to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
摸着石头过河
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
1
to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
2
to advance cautiously, step by step
3
to feel one's way forward
混水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
1
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
2
also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
浑水摸鱼
hún shuǐ mō yú
1
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng
1
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
2
to mistake the part for the whole
3
unable to see the wood for the trees
众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng
1
multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
2
to mistake the part for the whole
3
unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
1
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
2
to mistake the part for the whole
3
unable to see the wood for the trees
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