| 抹 | 48A50 10A.01-1 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄇㄛˇ [mo3] (*ㄇㄛˋ [mo4] ). [Cogn.摸 ㄇㄛ [mo1] , 10A.81] | ||
| V.t. | (1) To brush off, wipe clean, wipe off: 抹抹桌椅 wipe tables and chairs; 抹掉灰塵 dust off; 抹眼淚，鼻涕 wipe off tears, mucus; 抹了良心 ignore conscience, be ruthless; 抹零兒 wipe off decimals, forget the small change. (2) To smear, apply on: 抹粉 apply powder; 塗脂抹粉 apply facial make-up; 抹泥 (*[mo4]) smear mud; 抹水泥 (*[mo4]) apply cement; 抹稀泥 soften a person's anger by gentle words; 抹了一鼻子灰 get an awkward rebuff; 山抹微雲 (*[mo4]) the hills touched with a wisp of clouds. (3) To play (mahjong): 抹骨牌 (running hand over the pieces). (4) ([mo3] or *[mo4]) To straighten one's face: 抹下臉來. (5) (*[mo4]) To turn: 抹頭進屋裡去 turned one's head and went in; 抹過林子 turn past a grove; 轉彎抹角 turn at different corners. | |||||
| Words | 1. 抹（了）脖子 [mo3]([le0])[bo2zi0], phr., (facet.) commit suicide. 2. 抹佈 [mo3bu4], n., dishcloth, rag for wiping tables. 3. 抹膩 [mo3ni0], adj., very neat and precise. 4. 抹殺 [mo3sha1], v.t., annihilate: 抹殺事實 ignore or suppress certain facts (also wr. 抹煞，抹摋). 5. 抹香鯨 [mo4xiang1jing1], n., big whale, Physeter macrocephalus, so named on account of ambergris 龍涎香， aromatic substance found in its intestines. 6. 抹胸 *[mo4xiong1], n., formerly, woman's vest for pressing down and concealing breasts. 7. 抹子 [mo3zi0], n., mason's spade for applying mortar. | |||||