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(*ㄇㄛˋ [mo4] ). [Cogn. 摸 ㄇㄛ [mo1] , 10A.81]
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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.
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.