沫
foam; saliva; surname
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesnoun
foam; froth; bubbles; suds
Often appears as a suffix '-er' (儿) in spoken language, as in 沫儿.
The beer was poured too fast and overflowed with a lot of foam.
When washing hands, I scrubbed up a lot of soapy suds.
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The waves crashed against the rocks, splashing up white foam.
The horse was covered in sweat from running, with white foam flowing from its mouth.
A layer of oily scum floated on the water surface.
noun
saliva; spittle
literaryLiterary term. Often found in idioms like '相濡以沫'.
In difficult times, friends helped each other like fish moistening each other with spit.
He was so excited that his spittle was flying as he spoke.
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This dog is foaming at the mouth and looks very sick.
Ancient books often use 'holding spit' to describe insignificant help.
The fish moistened each other with foam in the dry rut.
noun
a Chinese surname
A relatively rare surname.
Mr. Mo is our new neighbor.
People with the surname Mo are not commonly seen in China.
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Her pen name is 'Xiao Mo', but her surname is not actually Mo.
May I ask your surname? My humble surname is Mo.
There are different theories regarding the origin of the Mo surname.