Mandarin

Romanization

mài (Zhuyin ㄇㄞˋ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 佅
2. Pinyin transcription of 劢, 勱
3. Pinyin transcription of 卖
4. Pinyin transcription of 派
5. Pinyin transcription of 眿
6. Pinyin transcription of 脆
7. Pinyin transcription of 脉
8. Pinyin transcription of 蝐
9. Pinyin transcription of 衃
10. Pinyin transcription of 賣
11. Pinyin transcription of 迈, 邁
12. Pinyin transcription of 霞
13. Pinyin transcription of 霢
14. Pinyin transcription of 麥
15. Pinyin transcription of 麦

Min Nan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mai˨˩]

Verb

mài ‎(POJ, traditional and simplified 勿 or 莫)

1. (imperative) do not; don't

See also

• (Mandarin) 不要 (bùyào), trad. 別, simpl. 别 (bié)

References

• “Entry #7838”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maːj˨˩]

Verb

mài ‎(磨, 埋, 𥓄, 𥕄, 𪿥, 𥓴)

1. to grind (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)