抹 mā/mǒ/mò, to wipe, to smear/to wipe/to erase/classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams et... 拐弯抹角 guǎiwānmòjiǎo, [拐彎抹角], lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)/fig. to speak in a ... 抹黑 mǒhēi, to discredit/to defame/to smear sb's name/to bring shame upon (oneself or one's ... 抹杀 mǒshā, [抹殺], to erase/to cover traces/to obliterate evidence/to expunge/to blot out/to suppre... 抹布 mābù, cleaning rag/also pr. [mǒ bù] 涂抹 túmǒ, [塗抹], to paint/to smear/to apply (makeup etc)/to doodle/to erase/to obliterate 浓妆艳抹 nóngzhuāngyànmǒ, [濃妝艷抹], to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)/dressed to the nines and wearing makeup 抹香鲸 mǒxiāngjīng, [抹香鯨], sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)/cachalot 抹脖子 mǒbózi, to slit one's own throat/to commit suicide 抹煞 mǒshā, variant of 抹殺|抹杀[mǒ shā] 涂脂抹粉 túzhīmǒfěn, [塗脂抹粉], to put on makeup/to prettify 抹灰 mǒhuī, to plaster/to render (a wall)/(fig.) to bring shame on/also pr. [mò huī] 一笔抹杀 yībǐmǒshā, [一筆抹殺], to blot out at one stroke/to reject out of hand/to deny without a hearing 一笔抹煞 yībǐmǒshā, [一筆抹煞], variant of 一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀[yī bǐ mǒ shā] 乌漆抹黑 wūqīmāhēi, [烏漆抹黑], see 烏漆墨黑|乌漆墨黑[wū qī mò hēi] 哭天抹泪 kūtiānmǒlèi, [哭天抹淚], to wail and whine/piteous weeping 子宫颈抹片 zǐgōngjǐngmǒpiàn, [子宮頸抹片], cervical smear (Tw) 往脸上抹黑 wǎngliǎnshàngmǒhēi, [往臉上抹黑], to bring shame to/to smear/to disgrace 抹一鼻子灰 mǒyībízihuī, lit. to rub one's nose with dust/to suffer a snub/to meet with a rebuff 抹不下脸 mǒbùxiàliǎn, [抹不下臉], to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom) 抹刀 mǒdāo, scraper/trowel/putty knife 抹去 mǒqù, to erase 抹平 mǒpíng, to flatten/to level/to smooth out 抹油 mǒyóu, to anoint 抹消 mǒxiāo, to erase/to wipe 抹片 mǒpiàn, smear (used for medical test) (Tw) 抹稀泥 mǒxīní, see 和稀泥[huò xī ní] 抹胸 mòxiōng, old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen 抹茶 mǒchá, green tea powder (Japanese: matcha) 拭抹 shìmǒ, to swab/to wipe up with a mop 擦抹 cāmǒ, to wipe 涂抹酱 túmǒjiàng, [塗抹醬], spread (for putting on bread etc) 淡妆浓抹 dànzhuāngnóngmǒ, [淡妝濃抹], in light or heavy makeup (idiom) 转弯抹角 zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo, [轉彎抹角], see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guǎi wān mò jiǎo] 难以抹去 nányǐmǒqù, [難以抹去], hard to erase/ineradicable