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冒昧

冒昧

Chinese

		brave; bold; to cover	conceal; dark
simp. and trad. (冒昧)		冒	昧

Verb

冒昧

(humble, of oneself) to take the liberty to do something; to make bold; to venture

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): màomèi

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˋ ㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁶ mui⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: màomèi → màomei (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˋ ㄇㄟˋ → ㄇㄠˋ ㄇㄟ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maw.mey
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/ → /mɑʊ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁶ mui⁶
  - Yale: mouh muih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁶ mui⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²² muːi̯²²/