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Jyutping maa5 lei6
Pinyin mǎ lì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (name) Mary
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. name
    A transliteration of the English female given name Mary
    (syn.) 瑪麗, 玛丽, 玛利, 瑪利
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    玛莉既聪明又亲切。
    瑪莉既聰明又親切。
    mǎ lì jì cōng ming yòu qīn qiè 。
    • Mary is both intelligent and kind.
  2. Mandarin
    我和玛莉成了好朋友。
    我和瑪莉成了好朋友。
    wǒ hé mǎ lì chéng le hǎo péng you 。
    • Mary and I became good friends.
  3. Mandarin
    玛莉不让母亲知道,自己做了一个蛋糕。
    瑪莉不讓母親知道,自己做了一個蛋糕。
    mǎ lì bù ràng mǔ qīn zhī dào , zì jǐ zuò le yí gè dàn gāo 。
    • Mary made a cake without her mother's knowledge.
  4. Mandarin
    约翰问玛莉下午想不想一起去买东西。
    約翰問瑪莉下午想不想一起去買東西。
    yuē hàn wèn mǎ lì xià wǔ xiǎng bù xiǎng yī qǐ qù mǎi dōng xi 。
    • John asked Mary whether she would like to go shopping in the afternoon.
  5. Mandarin
    玛莉不知道该和他说甚么才好。
    瑪莉不知道該和他說甚麼才好。
    mǎ lì bù zhī dào gāi hé tā shuō shèn me cái hǎo 。
    • Mary is at a loss what to say to him.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    玛莉唔俾佢阿妈知,自己整咗一件蛋糕。
    瑪莉唔俾佢阿媽知,自己整咗一件蛋糕。
    maa5 lei6 m4 bei2 keoi5 aa3 maa1 zi1 , zi6 gei2 zing2 zo2 jat1 gin6 daan6 gou1 。
    • Mary made a cake without her mother's knowledge.
  2. Cantonese
    玛莉到咗个巴士站𠮶阵,架尾班巴士已经走咗喇。
    瑪莉到咗個巴士站嗰陣,架尾班巴士已經走咗喇。
    maa5 lei6 dou3 zo2 go3 baa1 si6 zaam6 go2 zan6 , gaa3 mei5 baan1 baa1 si2 ji5 ging1 zau2 zo2 laa3 。
    • When Mary reached the bus stop, the last bus had already left.
  3. Cantonese
    我唔知点解汤姆唔想见玛莉。
    我唔知點解湯姆唔想見瑪莉。
    ngo5 m4 zi1 dim2 gaai2 tong1 mou5 m4 soeng2 gin3 maa5 lei6 。
    • I'm not sure why Tom didn't want to meet Mary.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    玛莉同佢男朋友好衬㖞。
    瑪莉同佢男朋友好襯喎。
    maa5 lei6 tung4 keoi5 naam4 pang4 jau5 hou2 can3 wo3.
    • Mary and her boyfriend are well-matched.
  2. Cantonese
    玛莉今日食错嘢,搞到成日都屙fe fe。
    瑪莉今日食錯嘢,搞到成日都屙fe fe。
    maa5 lei6 gam1 jat6 sik6 co3 je5, gaau2 dou3 sing4 jat6 dou1 ngo1 fe4 fe2.
    • Mary has eaten something dirty today so she has diarrhea all the day.
  3. Cantonese
    汤姆情急之下,唯有讲大话呃玛莉。
    湯姆情急之下,唯有講大話呃瑪莉。
    • Out of desperation, Tom had no choice but to lie to Mary.