mò​ji

to dawdle

  • created reference approved 磨叽/磨嘰 → 墨迹/墨跡 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨叽 / 磨嘰 mò​ji

    墨迹 / 墨跡 mò​jì

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 磨叽/磨嘰 · mò​ji · to dawdle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨叽 / 磨嘰

    mò​ji

    to dawdle

    (dialect) to waste time through slow action; to be indecisive or vacillating

    mó​ji, mó​jī

    磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to dawdle 叽 (literal) → 叽/嘰 · jī · chatter

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 磨叽/磨嘰 · mò​ji · to chatter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨叽 / 磨嘰

    mò​ji

    to chatter

    (dialect) to talk on and on in a tiresome or repetitive way

    mó​ji, mó​jī

    磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to dawdle 叽 (literal) → 叽/嘰 · jī · chatter

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 磨叽/磨嘰 · mò​ji · annoying — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨叽 / 磨嘰

    mò​ji

    annoying

    tiresome, nagging, or pesky (describing someone who dawdles or talks excessively)

    mó​ji, mó​jī

    磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to dawdle 叽 (literal) → 叽/嘰 · jī · chatter

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense