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冒: to fool; brave

By October 31, 2013December 2nd, 2016Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music

 

冒 mào

verb
: to cover the eyes; act rashly; to fool/defraud
: to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); brave; bold; to cover; to act under false pretenses

Kun Reading

おかす okasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to brave; to risk; to face; to venture;
: to harm; to afflict; to affect;
: to desecrate; to profane;
: to assume (someone else’s surname); to take

On Reading

ぼう bou

冒とく | ぼうとく boutoku

noun | +suru verb
: blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration

 Usage:

冒險[险] mao4xian3: to take risks/chances
[冒険 | ぼうけん bouken: risk; adventure]
冒充 mao4chong1: to feign; pretend to be
冒牌 mao4pai2: fake; impostor; quack
冒名 mao4ming2: impersonate; to use someone else’s name
冒雨 mao4yu3: brave the rain
感冒 gan3mao4: to catch a cold [かんぼう kanbou]
假冒 jia3mao4: to impersonate; pose as
傻冒 sha3mao4: idiot
仿冒 fang3mao4: counterfeit; fake
 Etymology:


象形 Pictographic.
Hat 冃 (mao4: hat) over the
eye 目 (mu4: eye)
*the top part of this character is the cover, over the eyes



假借 Phonetic Loan.
Original form of 帽 (mao4: hat).



Historical Variant:
冒 is a historical variant of 冐

 Music:

那些你很冒險的夢 – JJ Lin 林俊傑

当两颗心开始震动
当你瞳孔学会闪躲
当爱慢慢被遮住只剩下黑
距离像影子被拉拖

当爱的故事像听说
我找不到你单纯的面孔
当生命每分每秒都为你转动
心多执著就加倍心痛

那些你很冒险的梦
我陪你去疯
摺纸飞机 碰到雨天
终究会坠落

太残忍的话我只说
因为爱很重
你却不想懂
只往反方向走

当爱的故事像听说
我找不到你单纯的面孔
当生命每分每秒都为你转动
心有多执著就加倍心痛

那些你很冒险的梦
我陪你去疯
摺纸飞机 碰到雨天
终究会坠落

太残忍的话我只说
因为爱很重
你却不想懂
只往反方向走

我不想放手
你松开的左手
历来的放纵
我再不会变空
捂住了累了都已再也不回头

那些你很冒险的梦
我陪你去疯
摺纸飞机 碰到雨天
终究会坠落

太残忍的话我只说
因为爱很重
你却不想懂
只往反方向走

你真的不懂
我的爱已降落

credit: JJ Lin 林俊杰

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary