螞 [蚂]

Jyutping maa6
Pinyin mǎ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. locust

螞 [蚂]

Jyutping maa5
Pinyin mǎ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. ant/leech
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    A prefix used in insect names.
  2. character
    Only used in 螞螂／蚂螂 (mālang).
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. ant
  2. leech
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    LINVM
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    LISQF

螞 [蚂]

Jyutping maa5
Pinyin mà

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. grasshopper
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Only used in 螞蚱／蚂蚱 (màzha).

螞 [蚂]

Jyutping maa1
Pinyin mǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. ant
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. dragonfly

螞 [蚂]

Jyutping maa5
Pinyin mā

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. dragonfly
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    那不是蟋蟀。是蚂蚱！
    那不是蟋蟀。是螞蚱！
    nà bú shi xī shuài 。 shì mà zha ！
    • That's not a cricket, that's a grasshopper.
    • That's not a cricket. It's a grasshopper.
  2. Mandarin
    在那滩冰淇淋的周围，有一群蚂蚁在爬来爬去。
    在那灘冰淇淋的周圍，有一群螞蟻在爬來爬去。
    zài nà tān bīng qí lín de zhōu wéi ， yǒu yī qún mǎ yǐ zài pá lái pá qù 。
    • The area around the melting ice cream was crawling with ants.
  3. Mandarin
    有一排蚂蚁在厨房里进进出出。
    有一排螞蟻在廚房裏進進出出。
    yǒu yī pái mǎ yǐ zài chú fáng lǐ jìn jìn chū chū 。
    • There's a row of ants coming in and out of the kitchen.
  4. Mandarin
    那不是蚂蚱。是蝗虫！
    那不是螞蚱。是蝗蟲！
    nà bú shi mà zha 。 shì huáng chóng ！
    • That's not a grasshopper. It's a locust!
  5. Mandarin
    蚂蚁和长颈鹿是远亲。
    螞蟻和長頸鹿是遠親。
    mǎ yǐ hé cháng jǐng lù shì yuǎn qīn 。
    • Ants and giraffes are distant cousins.
    • Ants and giraffes are distant relatives.
    • Giraffes and ants are distant cousins.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    点解屋企出边最近有咁多黄蚂蚂嘅？系咪喺附近有佢哋嘅窦㖞？
    點解屋企出邊最近有咁多黃螞螞嘅？係咪喺附近有佢哋嘅竇喎？
    dim2 gaai2 uk1 kei2 ceot1 bin1 zeoi3 gan6 jau5 gam3 do1 wong4 maa5 maa5 ge3 ？ hai6 mi1 hai2 fu6 gan6 jau5 keoi5 dei2 ge3 dau6 wo5 ？
    • Why are there so many ants at the entrance to the house? Do they have an anthill nearby?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    蚂蚁全世界都有。
    螞蟻全世界都有。
    maa5 ngai5 cyun4 sai3 gaai3 dou1 jau5.
    • Ants are everywhere in the world.
  2. Cantonese
    蚂蚁识得储起粮食过冬。
    螞蟻識得儲起糧食過冬。
    maa1 ngai5 sik1 dak1 cou5 hei2 loeng4 sik6 gwo3 dung1.
    • The ants know how to save up food for the winter.
  3. Cantonese
    今次搬屋我无叫搬屋公司呀，谂住咁近蚂蚁搬家都得啦。
    今次搬屋我無叫搬屋公司呀，諗住咁近螞蟻搬家都得啦。
    • Home moving this time I didn't call a moving company to help, I think the new location is quite close, I can move the things bit by bit.
  4. Cantonese
    佢约咗女神三点钟，而家已经四点都未见人，佢急到好似热锅上嘅蚂蚁。
    佢約咗女神三點鐘，而家已經四點都未見人，佢急到好似熱鍋上嘅螞蟻。
    • His dream girl said she would show up at 3 but it's 5 now and there is no sign of her. He is so anxious like a cat on hot bricks.