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茅
máo
rushes, reeds, grass; surname
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Words Using 茅 (46)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
茅
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máo
reeds / rushes
máo
茅
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reeds / rushes
茅
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Máo
surname Mao
Máo
茅
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surname Mao
前茅
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qiánmáo
forward patrol (miitary)
qiánmáo
前茅
↗
forward patrol (miitary)
茅草
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máocǎo
sogon grass
máocǎo
茅草
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sogon grass
茅屋
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máowū
thatched cottage
máowū
茅屋
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thatched cottage
茅房
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máofáng
toilet (rural euphemism) / thatched hut or house
máofáng
茅房
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toilet (rural euphemism) / thatched hut or house
茅台
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Máotái
Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou / Maotai liquor [[茅臺酒|茅台酒]]
Máotái
茅台
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Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou / Maotai liquor [[茅臺酒|茅台酒]]
占着茅坑不拉屎
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zhànzhemáokēngbùlāshǐ
lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb) / fig. to be a dog in the manger
zhànzhemáokēngbùlāshǐ
占着茅坑不拉屎
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lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb) / fig. to be a dog in the manger
包茅
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bāomáo
bundled thatch
bāomáo
包茅
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bundled thatch
伯恩茅斯
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Bóēnmáosī
Bournemouth, UK
Bóēnmáosī
伯恩茅斯
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Bournemouth, UK