mài
Pronunciation
Northern
/ma̤ːj˨˩/
Central
/maːj˧˧/
Southern
/maːj˨˩/
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grind
Verb
grind
2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
grind
Pronouns & Demonstratives
To rub a surface against something hard or rough to make it smooth or sharp.
vi Anh ấy đang mài con dao cho thật sắc.
en He is grinding the knife to make it sharp.
Pronoun
Sense 2
Pronoun
you
An alternative form of the informal pronoun used to address a close friend or peer.
vi Mài đi đâu đấy?
en Where are you going?
Parts
磨
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Parts
磨
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
磨
Candidates by syllable
mài
磨（𢲪 / 𥓄 / 𥓴 / 𥕄）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
mãi / mái / mải / mài giũa …
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Similar
mãi / mái / mải / mài giũa …
Use
sơn mài / đá mài / miệt mài / củ mài …
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Use
sơn mài / đá mài / miệt mài / củ mài …