抹灰

抹
灰
to plaster / to render (a wall) / (fig.) to bring shame on / also pr. [mo4 hui1]

Characters and words in 抹灰

抹
ma̅ = m + a1
to wipe
抹
mǒ = m + o3
to smear / to wipe / to erase / classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
抹 = 扌 + 末 : Inside of the observatory (o3) Jehova's Witness (末) is telling Mahatma Gandhi (m) that the world is going to end soon, but Mahatma Gandhi just wipes (扌) his mouth with a toy claw (扌) for speaking such nonsense.
抹
mò = m + o4
to plaster / to go around / to skirt
灰
hui̅ = hu + ei1
ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged; dejected
灰 = 𠂇 + 火 : Helga Horse (hu) wants to cut out a piece of fire (火) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1) using a pair of scissors (𠂇), but every time she cuts she just gets a little bit of gray ashes (灰).

Words with 抹灰

抹灰 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 抹灰

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