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- 零下 — lêng5 ê6: sometimes, occasionally
- 伶 — lêng5: actor, performer
- 凌 — lêng5: ice
- 寧 — lêng5: peaceful, tranquil, at peace
- 拎 — lêng5: to carry by hand, to lift
- 楞 — lêng5: edge, corner, ridge
- 檸 — lêng5: used in 檸檬 (lemon); short form of lemon
- 玲 — lêng5: tinkling sound of jade (onomatopoeic)
- 能 — lêng5: can; to be able to
- 菱 — lêng5: water caltrop; water chestnut
- 陵 — lêng5: mound; hill, royal/imperial tomb
- 零 — lêng5: zero, nil
- 靈 — lêng5: effective; efficacious, quick; keen; nimble, spirit; soul (n.)
- 齡 — lêng5: age, duration; length of time
- 龍 — lêng5: dragon, Dragon (Chinese zodiac sign)
- 令人 — lêng6 nang5: to make one (feel), to cause
- 令 — lêng6: to order, to command, to cause
- 佞 — lêng6: flattering, hypocritical, crafty
- 姆 — m2: nanny, children's caretaker
- 毋甘 — m5 gam1: to be reluctant to part with, to begrudge, unwilling to give up
- 毋敢 — m5 gan2: to not dare
- 毋捌 — m6 bag4: never (done before), have not (ever experienced)
- 唔平樣 — m6 bên5 iên7: different, not the same
- 唔著 — m6 dioh8: wrong, incorrect
- 毋著 — m6 dioh8: wrong, incorrect
- 唔單只 — m6 duan1 zi2: not only
- 唔單 — m6 duan1: not only
- 唔對 — m6 dui3: wrong, incorrect
- 唔記得 — m6 gi3 dig4: to forget
- 毋緊要 — m6 ging2 iao3: never mind, it doesn't matter, no problem
- 唔曉 — m6 hiou2: to not know how to, unable to
- 唔閒 — m6 oin5: busy, to have no free time
- 唔是 — m6 si6: to not be, is not
- 唔知頭 — m6 zai1 tao5: accidentally, carelessly
- 唔住 — m6 zu6: cannot
- 不 — m6: not (colloquial negation particle), alternative form of 毋
- 伓 — m6: not, no
- 唔 — m6: not (negator), no
- 毋 — m6: not
- 唔見 — m7 gin3: to lose, to go missing, to disappear
- 唔三唔四 — m7 san1 m7 si3: dubious; shady, neither fish nor fowl
- 馬打車 — ma1 da6 cia1: police car
- 馬打厝 — ma1 da6 cu3: police station
- 馬打寮 — ma1 da6 liao5: police station
- 馬打 — ma1 da6: police; police officer
- 媽 — ma1: mom; mum, Mazu (sea goddess)
- 麼 — ma1: question particle (like 嗎/吗), what
- 媽宮 — ma2 gêng1: Mazu temple, temple of the sea goddess Mazu
- 馬虎 — ma2 hu1: careless, sloppy, negligent
- 嗎啡 — ma2 hui1: morphine
- 馬來西亞 — ma2 lai5 sai1 a1: Malaysia
- 瑪瑙 — ma2 nao2: agate
- 馬上 — ma2 siang6: immediately, at once, right away
- 媽祖廟 — ma2 zou2 bhiê7: Mazu temple
- 媽祖 — ma2 zou2: Mazu (sea goddess)
- 嗎 — ma2: what
- 瑪 — ma2: transliteration character (as in 瑪瑙 'agate'), surname
- 目眉 — mag8 bhai5: eyebrow
- 目標 — mag8 biê1: goal, target, objective
- 目眥毛 — mag8 ci3 mo5: eyelash
- 目的地 — mag8 dêg8 di7: destination
- 目的 — mag8 dêg8: purpose, objective, goal
- 目狗針 — mag8 gao2 zam1: stye, hordeolum
- 目鏡 — mag8 gian3: glasses, spectacles
- 目光 — mag8 guang1: gaze, line of sight, vision; outlook
- 目藥水 — mag8 ioh8 zui2: eye drops
- 目箍 — mag8 kou1: eye socket, rim of the eye
- 目擊 — mag8 kêg4: to witness, to see with one's own eyes
- 茉莉 — mag8 li6: jasmine, Arabian jasmine
- 目錄 — mag8 log8: table of contents, directory, catalogue
- 目仁 — mag8 ring5: eyeball
- 目屎 — mag8 sai2: eye discharge, rheum, sleep (in the eye)
- 嘜頭 — mag8 tao5: brand; trademark; logo
- 目汁 — mag8 zab4: tears
- 目針 — mag8 zam1: stye, hordeolum
- 目睭仁 — mag8 ziu1 ring5: eyeball
- 目睭 — mag8 ziu1: eye, eyeball
- 目前 — mag8 zoin5: the present, current moment, now
- 目珠 — mag8 zu1: eye
- 目 — mag8: eye
- 莫客氣 — mai3 kêh4 ki3: you're welcome, don't mention it
- 莫面 — mai3 ming7: to be shameless
- 勿 — mai3: don't (imperative), alternative form of 莫
- — mai3: do not, don't, must not
- 埋伏 — mai5 hog8: to ambush, to lie in wait, to hide
- 埋怨 — mai5 uang3: to blame, to complain, to grumble about
- 埋葬 — mai5 zeng3: to bury (the dead), to inter
- 埋 — mai5: to bury, to hide; conceal
- 邁 — mai6: to stride, to take a big step, to go forward
- 芒吉 — mang1 hig8: mangosteen
- 蠓罩 — mang2 da3: mosquito net
- 蠓帳 — mang2 diên3: mosquito net
- 挽救 — mang2 giu3: to save; to rescue, to remedy
- 蠓香 — mang2 hion1: mosquito coil, mosquito-repellent incense
- 蠓薰 — mang2 hung1: mosquito coil, mosquito-repellent incense
- 挽回 — mang2 huê5: to save; to recover, to reverse (a situation)
- 輓聯 — mang2 liang5: elegiac couplet (for funerals)
- 挽留 — mang2 liu5: to urge someone to stay, to retain
- 蟒蛇 — mang2 zua5: python, boa
- 挽 — mang2: to pull; to draw, to save; to recover
- 莽 — mang2: reckless, rash, rude
- 蟒 — mang2: python
- 蠓 — mang2: mosquito, midge
- 盲盒 — mang5 ab8: blind box, mystery box
- 芒光 — mang5 guang1: jicama
- 芒果 — mang5 guê2: mango
- 忙碌 — mang5 log8: busy, bustling
- 蠻律 — mang5 lug8: mandor; overseer (esp. on a plantation)
- 盲目 — mang5 mag8: blind, ignorant, lacking understanding
- 茫茫 — mang5 mang5: boundless and indistinct; vast
- 閩南話 — mang5 nam5 uê7: Southern Min, Hokkien
- 盲人 — mang5 ring5: blind person
- 芒種 — mang5 zong2: Grain in Ear (9th of the 24 solar terms, around June 5-7)
- 忙 — mang5: busy, hurried
- 氓 — mang5: people, folk, wanderer
- 盲 — mang5: blind
- 芒 — mang5: Miscanthus (a grass), awn (bristle of grain), ray of light
- 茫 — mang5: vast; boundless, indistinct; vague
- 蠻 — mang5: quite; rather; fairly, rough; unreasonable; boorish
- 閩 — mang5: Min (Chinese language branch), Fujian (abbreviation)
- 網紅 — mang6 ang5: internet celebrity, influencer
- 網暴 — mang6 bao6: to cyberbully
- 網球 — mang6 giu5: tennis, tennis ball
- 曼谷 — mang6 gog8: Bangkok
- 網購 — mang6 gou3: to shop online, to buy on the internet
- 網癮 — mang6 ing2: internet addiction; cyberaddiction
- 網約車 — mang6 ioh4 cia1: ride-hailing car, car hailed via app (e.g. Didi, Uber)
- 網友 — mang6 iu2: online friend; internet buddy, netizen
- 網遊 — mang6 iu5: online game, internet game
- 網課 — mang6 kuê3: online class
- 網絡 — mang6 log8: network, internet
- 網名 — mang6 mian5: screen name; username; handle
- 網民 — mang6 ming5: netizen; internet user
- 網站 — mang6 zam6: website, site
- 網 — mang6: net; web, network, the Internet
- 慢後 — mang7 ao6: later; later on; afterwards
- 夢中 — mang7 dang1: in a dream; while dreaming
- 夢凝 — mang7 geng5: to talk in one's sleep; to sleeptalk
- 慢行 — mang7 gian5: goodbye; take care (said to someone leaving)
- 夢見 — mang7 gin3: to dream of; to dream about
- 緩解 — mang7 goi2: to alleviate, to relieve, to ease
- 夢幻 — mang7 huang3: illusion; fantasy; reverie
- 慢火 — mang7 huê2: low heat; slow fire, weak fire
- 慢慢 — mang7 mang7: slowly; leisurely, gradually; little by little
- 夢想 — mang7 sion6: dream; hope; aspiration
- 慢性 — mang7 sên3: chronic
- 夢 — mang7: dream
- 慢 — mang7: slow; sluggish, late
- 貓腰 — mao1 io1: to bend over, to stoop
- 毛毛 — mao2 mao5: fine hair; fuzz, baby (colloquial)
- 毛病 — mao5 bên7: fault; defect; problem, illness; ailment (regional)
- 矛 — mao5: spear; lance
- 茅 — mao5: cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
- 錨 — mao5: anchor
- 髦 — mao5: mane (of a horse), bangs (of children), outstanding person
- 冒充 — mao6 cong1: to pretend to be, to pass off as, to impersonate
- 冒頭 — mao6 tao5: to emerge; to crop up, to be a little over (a number)
- 冒用 — mao6 êng7: to use fraudulently, to misuse (someone's identity/account)
- 冒 — mao6: to risk; to brave, to pretend to be, to emit; to give off
- 貌 — mao6: facial appearance, looks, outward appearance
- 晚安 — meng2 ang1: good night, good evening
- 門跤 — meng5 ka1: doorway, entrance
- 問候 — meng7 hao7: to send one's regards, to greet, to ask after someone's wellbeing
- 璺 — meng7: crack (especially in ceramics or glass)
- 密司 — mi1 si6: nurse (loanword)
- 瞇 — mi1: to close one's eyes
- 米篩目 — mi2 tai5 mag8: mee tai mak; silver needle rice noodles
- 羋 — mi2: a Chinese surname
- 迷宮 — mi5 gêng1: maze; labyrinth
- 棉裘 — mi5 hiun5: cotton-padded jacket
- 迷路 — mi5 lou7: to lose one's way, to get lost
- 彌勒佛 — mi5 lêg8 hug8: Maitreya
- 棉湖 — mi5 ou5: Mianhu (town in Jiexi County, Jieyang, Guangdong)
- 迷失 — mi5 sig4: to lose one's way, to get lost
- 迷信 — mi5 sing3: superstition; superstitious belief
- 棉 — mi5: cotton, kapok
- 湄 — mi5: bank, shore
- 迷 — mi5: to be confused; to be lost, to be obsessed; infatuated
- 謎 — mi6: puzzle, riddle, mystery
- 𱍤 — mi6: to not be, is not
- 麵薄 — mi7 boh8: mee pok, flat egg noodles
- 媚俗 — mi7 sog8: kitsch, pandering to popular taste
- 媚 — mi7: charming, flattering, to fawn on
- 名家 — mia5 gê1: expert, master, renowned specialist
- 名牌 — mian5 bai5: brand name, famous brand, name tag
- 名望 — mian5 bhuang6: fame, renown, prestige
- 名單 — mian5 duan1: name list, roster
- 名譽權 — mian5 e6 kuang5: right to reputation, reputation rights
- 名譽 — mian5 e6: reputation, honor, fame
- 名額 — mian5 hiah8: quota (of people), allotted number of places
- 名副其實 — mian5 hu3 ki5 sig8: true to its name, to live up to one's reputation, well-deserved
- 名氣 — mian5 ki3: fame, reputation
- 名利 — mian5 li6: fame and fortune
- 名錄 — mian5 log8: directory, roster, roll
- 名落孫山 — mian5 loh8 seng1 suan1: to fail an exam, to fall behind in a competition
- 名義 — mian5 ngi6: name; title (in the name of), nominal, pretext
- 名片 — mian5 piang3: business card
- 名簿 — mian5 pou6: register, roster, name roll
- 名字 — mian5 ri7: name, given name
- 名聲 — mian5 sian1: reputation, fame, renown