the whole course of an event from beginning to end; ins and outs; the fundamental and the incidental
本末倒置本末倒置ben3 mo4 dao4 zhi4
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse
餐末甜酒餐末甜酒can1 mo4 tian2 jiu3
dessert wine
茶叶末儿茶葉末兒cha2 ye4 mo4 er5
tea leaves powder
东汉末東漢末dong1 han4 mo4
the last years of Eastern Han; the breakup of the Han dynasty around 200 AD
东汉末年東漢末年dong1 han4 mo4 nian2
the last years of Eastern Han; the breakup of the Han dynasty around 200 AD
煅成末煅成末duan4 cheng2 mo4
to calcine (purify by heating)
粉末粉末fen3 mo4
fine powder; dust
汉末魏初漢末魏初han4 mo4 wei4 chu1
late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)
结末結末jie2 mo4
ending; finally
芥末芥末jie4 mo5
mustard; wasabi
锯末鋸末ju4 mo4
sawdust
明末明末ming2 mo4
late Ming; first half of the 17th century
明末清初明末清初ming2 mo4 qing1 chu1
late Ming and early Qing; around the middle of the 17th century
末班车末班車mo4 ban1 che1
last bus or train; last chance
末茶末茶mo4 cha2
tea powder (matcha)
末代末代mo4 dai4
final generation
末代皇帝末代皇帝mo4 dai4 huang2 di4
the Last Emperor, biopic of Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪 by Bernardo Bertolucci
末底改末底改mo4 di3 gai3
Mordechai (name)
末端末端mo4 duan1
tip; extremity
末段末段mo4 duan4
final segment; last stage
末儿末兒mo4 er5
powder; puree
末伏末伏mo4 fu2
middle ten days of August, the last of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
末后末後mo4 hou4
finally
末节末節mo4 jie2
inessentials; minor detail
末了末了mo4 liao3
in the end
末流末流mo4 liu2
late degenerate stage
末路末路mo4 lu4
end of the road; final road; fig. dead end; impasse
末煤末煤mo4 mei2
slack coal (final poor quality coal)
末名奖品末名獎品mo4 ming2 jiang3 pin3
booby prize; wooden spoon
末年末年mo4 nian2
the final years (of a regime)
末篇末篇mo4 pian1
final installment; last phase; end
末期末期mo4 qi1
end (of a period); last part; final phase
末任末任mo4 ren4
(of the holder of an official post which no longer exists) the last (incumbent)
末日末日mo4 ri4
Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology)
末日末日mo4 ri4
last day; end; final days; doomsday
末日论末日論mo4 ri4 lun4
eschatology
末梢末梢mo4 shao1
tip; end; last few days
末梢神经末梢神經mo4 shao1 shen2 jing1
peripheral nerve
末世末世mo4 shi4
last phase (of an age)
末速末速mo4 su4
terminal velocity
末尾末尾mo4 wei3
end; tip; extremity
末席末席mo4 xi2
end seat; place for less senior person
末屑末屑mo4 xie4
bits; scraps
末药末藥mo4 yao4
myrrh (Commiphora myrrha); also written 沒藥|没药
末叶末葉mo4 ye4
final years; end (of a decade, era etc)
末页末頁mo4 ye4
last page
末艺末藝mo4 yi4
small skill; my humble capabilities
末愿末願mo4 yuan4
final vows (in a religious order or congregation of the Catholic Church)
末造末造mo4 zao4
final phase
末子末子mo4 zi5
powder; dust
末座末座mo4 zuo4
end seat; final place (for less senior person)
那末那末na4 me5
variant of 那麼|那么
南方周末南方周末nan2 fang1 zhou1 mo4
Southern Weekend (newspaper)
年末年末nian2 mo4
end of the year
期末期末qi1 mo4
end of term
期末考期末考qi1 mo4 kao3
final exam
强弩之末強弩之末qiang2 nu3 zhi1 mo4
lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); fig. spent force
且末且末qie3 mo4
Cherchen nahiyisi or Qiemo county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
且末县且末縣qie3 mo4 xian4
Cherchen nahiyisi or Qiemo county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
且末遗址且末遺址qie3 mo4 yi2 zhi3
ruins of Cherchen, Qarqan or Chiemo, archaeological site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
切末切末qie4 mo5
stage props
砌末砌末qie4 mo5
variant of 切末
秦末秦末qin2 mo4
the end of the Qin dynasty 207 BC
清末清末qing1 mo4
the final years of the Ch'ing or Qing dynasty; China at the turn of the 20th century
清末民初清末民初qing1 mo4 min2 chu1
the late Qing and early Republic, i.e. China around 1911
穷途末路窮途末路qiong2 tu2 mo4 lu4
lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse; in a plight with no way out; things have reached a dead end
肉末肉末rou4 mo4
ground meat
舍本逐末捨本逐末she3 ben3 zhu2 mo4
to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom); to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
石末沉着病石末沉著病shi2 mo4 chen2 zhuo2 bing4
silicosis (occupational disease of miners); grinder's disease; also written 矽末病
石末肺石末肺shi2 mo4 fei4
silicosis; grinder's disease; also written 矽末病
始末始末shi3 mo4
whole story; the ins and outs
世纪末世紀末shi4 ji4 mo4
end of the century
世纪末年世紀末年shi4 ji4 mo4 nian2
final years of the century
世界末日世界末日shi4 jie4 mo4 ri4
end of the world
隋末隋末sui2 mo4
last years of the Sui dynasty; early 7th century AD
碎末碎末sui4 mo4
flecks; particles; bits; fine powder
岁末歲末sui4 mo4
end of the year
唐末唐末tang2 mo4
late Tang period (9th century)
微末微末wei1 mo4
tiny; negligible
矽末病矽末病xi1 mo4 bing4
silicosis (occupational disease of miners); grinder's disease; also written 矽末病