馬 [马]

Jyutping maa5
Pinyin mǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Ma
  2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
  3. horse
  4. CL:匹[pi3]
  5. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  6. knight in Western chess
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. horse M: 匹pǐ [匹]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess/knight in Western chess/a surname/KangXi radicial 187/a subordinate/a prostitute/a follower in a triad gang/a motor bike
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    馬​拉松
    marathon
    • 半馬
      半马
      bun3 maa5
      half marathon
    • 全馬
      全马
      cyun4 maa5
      full marathon
  2. 名詞、專名
    姓
    a surname, usually transliterated as "Ma"
  3. 語素
    天后​（​「​馬​」​係​俗​寫​，​地方​專名​少用​）
    Tin Hau; Mazu (馬 is a popular character which seldom appears in proper names of places)
    • 媽娘
      妈娘
      maa5 noeng4
      Tin Hau; Mazu
    • 娘媽
      娘妈
      noeng4 maa5
      Tin Hau; Mazu
    • 阿媽
      阿妈
      aa3 maa5
      Tin Hau; Mazu (Note: a common address particularly in local communities, not to be confused with "mother" "aa3 maa1")
    • 媽祖閣
      妈祖阁
      maa5 zou2 gok3
      A-Ma Temple, Macau
    • 媽橫路
      妈横路
      maa5 waang4 lou6
      Ma Wang Road, Yuen Long
    • 媽廟路
      妈庙路
      maa5 miu2 lou6
      Ma Miu Road, Yuen Long
    • 馬公
      马公
      maa5 gung1
      Magong, Penghu, Taiwan
  4. 參看
    媽
  5. 名詞、俚語
    組織​內​從屬​於​某人​、​聽​從​佢​指令​嘅​人
    subordinate; follower
    • 頭馬
      头马
      tau4 maa5
      right-hand man; adjutant
    • 班馬
      班马
      baan1 maa5
      to call for back up; to call for followers to come and help
    • 黑社會大佬梗有好多馬啦！
      黑社会大佬梗有好多马啦！
      haak1 se5 wui2 daai6 lou2 gang2 hai6 hou2 do1 maa5 laa1!
      A triad society's leader must have many underlings.
  6. 近義詞
    手下、𡃁
  7. 名詞
    一種​哺乳​類​草食性​動物​；​有​四​隻​長​嘅​腳​、​一條​又​粗​又​長​嘅​頸​，​而頭部​相對​瘦長​；​跑得快​而且​耐力​高​，​好​早就​已經​俾人類​馴養​，​可以​用​嚟​俾​人​騎​、​拉車​、​運貨​（​量​詞​：​ ​匹​／​隻​ ​）
    horse
    • 賽馬
      赛马
      coi3 maa5
      horse racing
    • 馬經
      马经
      maa5 ging1
      horseracing guide; usually as a section in newspapers
    • 白馬
      白马
      baak6 maa5
      white horse
    • 斑馬
      斑马
      baan1 maa5
      zebra
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Prefix for names of insects, also written as 螞.
  2. character
    knight; horse (on the black side)
  3. character, Sichuanese
    to keep a straight face
  4. character, Sichuanese, Southwestern-Mandarin, including
    to bully
  5. character
    knight
  6. character
    a surname
    • 馬步芳
      马步芳
      mǎ bù fāng
      Ma Bufang (Chinese warlord and member of Ma clique)
    • 馬英九
      马英九
      mǎ yīng jiǔ
      Ma Ying-jeou (President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), 2008-2016)
  7. character
    big (prefix for nouns)
    • 馬勺
      马勺
      mǎ sháo
      ladle (big spoon)
  8. character
    horse-shaped
  9. character
    horse (Classifier: 匹 m c; 隻／只 m c)
  10. character
    Original form of 碼／码 (mǎ, “chip for counting”).
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. horse
  2. surname
  3. Kangxi radical 187
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    SQSF
  5. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    NVSM
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #472
  2. HSK3 一级汉字表 #139
  3. HSK3 初等手写字表 #142
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    也许我会马上放弃然后去打盹。
    也許我會馬上放棄然後去打盹。
    yě xǔ wǒ huì mǎ shàng fàng qì rán hòu qù dǎ dǔn 。
    • I may give up soon and just nap instead.
    • Maybe I'll just give up soon and take a nap instead.
    • I may give up soon and just take a nap.
    • I might give up soon and have a kip instead.
  2. Mandarin
    罗马不是一天建成的。
    羅馬不是一天建成的。
    luó mǎ bù shì yī tiān jiàn chéng de 。
    • Rome wasn't built in a day.
    • Rome was not built in a day.
  3. Mandarin
    威尼斯的圣马可广场在夏季总是挤满了游客。
    威尼斯的聖馬可廣場在夏季總是擠滿了遊客。
    wēi ní sī de shèng mǎ kě guǎng chǎng zài xià jì zǒng shì jǐ mǎn le yóu kè 。
    • St Mark's Square in Venice is always swarming with tourists in the summer.
  4. Mandarin
    我在找关于古罗马历史的书。
    我在找關於古羅馬歷史的書。
    wǒ zài zhǎo guān yú gǔ luó mǎ lì shǐ de shū 。
    • I'm looking for books on Roman history.
  5. Mandarin
    你必须马上开始。
    你必須馬上開始。
    nǐ bì xū mǎ shàng kāi shǐ 。
    • You must start at once.
    • You'll have to start at once.
    • You must start immediately.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我揾条丝带喺个头度扎咗个马尾。
    我搵條絲帶喺個頭度紮咗個馬尾。
    ngo5 wan2 tiu5 si1 daai2 hai2 go3 tau4 dou6 zaat3 zo2 go3 maa5 mei5 。
    • I used a ribbon to tie my hair into a ponytail.
  2. Cantonese
    无论喺咩地方，过马路之前都应该望清楚左右先。
    無論喺咩地方，過馬路之前都應該望清楚左右先。
    mou4 leon6 hai2 me1 dei6 fong1 ， gwo3 maa5 lou6 zi1 cin4 dou1 jing1 goi1 mong6 cing1 co2 zo2 jau6 sin1 。
    • It's a good rule to look both ways before you cross the street anywhere.
  3. Cantonese
    我喺度揾紧啲讲古罗马历史嘅书。
    我喺度搵緊啲講古羅馬歷史嘅書。
    ngo5 hai2 dou6 wan2 gan2 di1 gong2 gu2 lo4 maa5 lik6 si2 ge3 syu1 。
    • I'm looking for books on Roman history.
  4. Cantonese
    我饿到成只马都食得落。
    我餓到成隻馬都食得落。
    ngo5 ngo6 dou3 sing4 zek3 maa5 dou1 sik6 dak1 lok6 。
    • I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
  5. Cantonese
    佢过马路𠮶阵争啲俾车撞。
    佢過馬路嗰陣爭啲俾車撞。
    keoi5 gwo3 maa5 lou6 go2 zan6 zang1 di1 bei2 ce1 zong6 。
    • He was nearly hit by the car while crossing the street.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    九七年之后，香港都系马照跑、舞照跳。
    九七年之後，香港都係馬照跑、舞照跳。
    gau2 cat1 nin4 zi1 hau6, hoeng1 gong2 dou1 hai6 maa5 ziu3 paau2, mou5 ziu3 tiu3.
    • After 1997, the dancing and horse racing will continue as before in Hong Kong.
  2. Cantonese
    罗马数字冇零。
    羅馬數字冇零。
    lo4 maa5 sou3 zi6 mou5 ling4.
    • There is no zero in Roman numerals.
  3. Cantonese
    好多马来西亚人识讲闽南话。
    好多馬來西亞人識講閩南話。
    hou2 do1 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 jan4 sik1 gong2 man5 naam4 waa2.
    • Many Malaysians speak Hokkien.
  4. Cantonese
    马鞍山三宝系铁矿、杜鹃同埋黄麖。
    馬鞍山三寶係鐵礦、杜鵑同埋黃麖。
    maa5 on1 saan1 saam1 bou2 hai6 tit3 kwong3, dou6 gyun1 tung4 maai4 wong4 geng1.
    • The three treasures of Ma On Shan are iron ores, azaleas and muntjacs.
  5. Cantonese
    新加坡嘅国语系马拉话。
    新加坡嘅國語係馬拉話。
    san1 gaa3 bo1 ge3 gwok3 jyu5 hai6 maa5 laai1 waa2.
    • The national language of Singapore is Malay.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    声色犬马
    聲色犬馬
  2. Cantonese
    马死落地行，真系揾唔到地方住咪训住火车站先啰！
    馬死落地行，真係揾唔到地方住咪訓住火車站先囉！
  3. Cantonese
    日日马骝市几千点上落
    日日馬騮市幾千點上落
  4. Cantonese
    扎马步
    紮馬步
  5. Cantonese
    蹲马步
    蹲馬步
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    马步芳
    馬步芳
    mǎ bù fāng
    • Ma Bufang (Chinese warlord and member of Ma clique)
  2. Mandarin
    马英九
    馬英九
    mǎ yīng jiǔ
    • Ma Ying-jeou (President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), 2008-2016)
  3. Mandarin
    马勺
    馬勺
    mǎ sháo
    • ladle (big spoon)
  4. Mandarin
    𠈙驷，四马皆以浅薄之金为甲。欲其轻而易于马之旋习也。
    𠈙駟，四馬皆以淺薄之金為甲。欲其輕而易於馬之旋習也。
    jiàn sì ， sì mǎ jiē yǐ qiǎn bó zhī jīn wèi jiǎ ． yù qí qīng ér yì yú mǎ zhī xuán xí yě ．
    • Jiànsì ("俴駟"): all four horses are armored by thin metal plates; horses need to be light as well as easily steered and trained.
  5. Mandarin
    帝问岳飞曰：“卿得良马否？”
    帝問岳飛曰：“卿得良馬否？”
    dì wèn yuè fēi yuē ： “ qīng dé liáng mǎ fǒu ？ ”
    • The Emperor asked Yue Fei: "Haven't you gotten a good horse?"