mǎ
horse
CL:匹[pi3]
horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
knight in Western chess
Mǎ
surname Ma
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
mǎ shàng
at once
right away
immediately
on horseback (i.e. by military force)
bīng mǎ yǒng
figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead
Terracotta Army (historic site)
zhū sī mǎ jì
lit. spider's thread and horse track
tiny hints (of a secret)
traces
clue
shàng mǎ
to get on a horse
to mount
mǎ shù
equestrianism
horsemanship
mǎ hu
careless
sloppy
negligent
skimpy
Suǒ mǎ lǐ
variant of 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3]
Somalia
pǎo mǎ
horse race
to ride a horse at a fast pace
wet dream
xià mǎ
to dismount from a horse
(fig.) to abandon (a project)
mǎ wěi
ponytail (hairstyle)
horse's tail
slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
Mǎ wěi
Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
Sī mǎ Qiān
Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography
mǎ tí
horse's hoof
horseshoe
Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta)
chū mǎ
to set out (on a campaign)
to stand for election
to throw one's cap in the ring
zǒu mǎ
to ride (a horse)
to go on horseback
Wēi dì mǎ lā
Guatemala
see also 瓜地馬拉|瓜地马拉[Gua1 di4 ma3 la1]
Mǎ Yīng jiǔ
Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, President of Republic of China 2008-2016
Mǎ hè
Mach (name)
Ernst Mach (1838-1916), German physicist
Mach (aeronautics), unit of speed based on speed of sound = 1 Mach = 1224 km per hr
Mǎ kè sī
Marx (name)
Groucho Marx (the star of Duck Soup, 1933)
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism
Mǎ Chāo
Ma Chao (176-222), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
mǎ jiǎ
corset
sockpuppet (Internet slang)
vest (dialect)
Mǎ ní lā
Manila, capital of Philippines
mǎ lù
street
road
CL:條|条[tiao2]
rén mǎ
men and horses
troops
group of people
troop
staff
centaur
Mǎ lán
Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
Mǎ lóng
Malong county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan
zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ
to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army
fig. to expand business
to recruit new staff
qīng méi zhú mǎ
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
fig. innocent children's games
childhood sweethearts
a couple who grew up as childhood friends
mù mǎ
wooden horse
rocking horse
vaulting horse (gymnastics)
trojan horse (computing)
lì mǎ
at once
immediately
promptly
swiftly
mǎ ma hū hū
careless
casual
vague
not so bad
so-so
tolerable
fair
zhù mǎ diàn
Zhumadian prefecture level city in Henan
qiān lǐ mǎ
lit. ten thousand mile horse
fine steed
Mǎ sài
Marseille, city in south France
Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
mǎ chē
cart
chariot
carriage
buggy
Sī mǎ
Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states)
two-character surname Sima
Mǎ dé lǐ
variant of 馬德里|马德里[Ma3 de2 li3], Madrid
Mǎ ān shān
Ma'anshan prefecture level city in Anhui
luò mǎ
(lit.) to fall from a horse
(fig.) to suffer a setback
to come a cropper
to be sacked (e.g. for corruption)
mǎ tǒng
chamber pot
wooden pan used as toilet
toilet bowl
Huáng Mǎ
Real Madrid soccer team
abbr. for 皇家馬德里|皇家马德里
Mǎ liù jiǎ
Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra
hēi mǎ
dark horse
fig. unexpected winner
chē shuǐ mǎ lóng
endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
heavy traffic
Mǎ zì dá
Mazda, Japanese car make (derived from name Matsuda 松田)
also known as 萬事得|万事得
Mǎ Liáng
Ma Liang (Three Kingdoms)
Mǎ ān shān shì
Ma'anshan prefecture level city in Anhui
Sài mǎ huì
the Jockey Club, Hong Kong philanthropic organization (and former gentleman's club)
Mǎ lā
Marat (name)
Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), Swiss scientist and physician
mù mǎ bìng dú
Trojan horse (type of computer virus)
zǒu mǎ guān huā
lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing
fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
Mǎ kě Bō luó
Marco Polo (1254-c. 1324), Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk road to China, author of Il Milione (Travels of Marco Polo)
Xīn Mǎ
abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 and Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚
Mǎ lā duō nà
Diego Maradona (1960-), Argentine footballer
Jīn mǎ jiǎng
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
Dà Mǎ
abbr. for 馬來西亞|马来西亚, Malaysia
big horse
Zhù mǎ diàn shì
Zhumadian prefecture level city in Henan
bái mǎ wáng zǐ
Prince Charming
knight in shining armor
guà mǎ
Trojan horse, to add malware to a website or program (computing)
mǎ hòu pào
lit. firing after the horse
fig. belated action
giving advice in hindsight
mǎ hòu pào
lit. firing after the horse
fig. belated action
giving advice in hindsight
Ào bā mǎ
Barack Obama (1961-), US Democrat politician, president from 2009
mù mǎ rén
herdsman (of horses)
wrangler
Huáng jiā Mǎ dé lǐ
Real Madrid (soccer team)
bīng mǎ
troops and horses
military forces
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
all the King's horses and all the King's men
Mǎ shān
Mashan county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
Luó mǎ Dì guó
Roman Empire (27 BC-476 AD)
mǎ tóu
horse's head
same as 碼頭|码头[ma3 tou2], pier
Chá mǎ gǔ dào
old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond
cǎo ní mǎ
grass mud horse
used as a substitute for 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet
xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ
merry-go-round
carousel
Carousel, South Korean TV soap opera
cè mǎ
to urge on a horse using a whip or spurs
Shū mǎ hè
Michael Schumacher (1969-), former German racing driver
mǎ pì
horse hindquarters
flattery
boot-licking
tào mǎ
to harness a horse
to lasso a horse
Mǎ xiē ěr
Marshall (name)
George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate
tào mǎ gǎn
lasso on long wooden pole
Mǎ zǔ
Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan
Hóu mǎ
Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
bēn mǎ
(literary) (swift like a) speeding horse
pāi mǎ pì
to flatter
to fawn on
to butter sb up
toadying
boot-licking
niú mǎ
oxen and horses
beasts of burden
CL:隻|只[zhi1]
Mǎ lā jiā
Málaga, Spain
Malaga city in Iranian East Azerbaijan
Sī mǎ Guāng
Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴
Sà mǎ lán qí
Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-), Spanish Olympic official, President of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001
dān qiāng pǐ mǎ
lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed
unaccompanied
sài mǎ chǎng
race course
race ground
race track
Sī mǎ Yì
Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty
Mǎ lè
Mahler (name)
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Austrian composer
hàn mǎ gōng láo
lit. to ride a laboring horse to great deeds
fig. a heroic contribution
Mǎ Wáng duī
Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunan, a recent Han dynasty archaeological site
mǎ guà
buttoned mandarin jacket of the Qing dynasty 清代[Qing1 dai4] (1644-1911)
pǎo mǎ quān dì
rushing to stake one's claim in new markets
Mǎ cūn
Macun district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 shi4], Henan
zǒu mǎ dēng
lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节
fig. constant busy circulation of people
Mǎ guān
Maguan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Luò mǎ zhōu
Lok Ma Chau (place in Hong Kong)
zǒu mǎ shàng rèn
to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
to undertake a task
róng mǎ
military horse
by extension, military matters
Yì mǎ
Yima county level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[San1 men2 xia2], Henan
wǔ mǎ
Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
luó mǎ
pack animal
horse and mule
mǎ chǐ xiàn
Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)
mǎ zi
bandit
brigand
gambling chip
see 馬桶|马桶
mǎ lù
red deer
fool
idiot (Japanese 'baka')
Mǎ Sān lì
Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian
Mǎ ěr kāng
Barkam town (Tibetan: 'bar khams), capital of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
gā mǎ
gamma (Greek letter Γγ) (loanword)
mǎ wěi sōng
Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)
mǎ tóu qín
morin khuur (Mongolian bowed stringed instrument)
Bái mǎ sì
the Baima or White horse temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China
fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí
to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)
irrelevant
pāi mǎ
to urge on a horse by patting its bottom
fig. to encourage
same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady
Mǎ yǎ
Maya (civilization of central America)
Mǎ kè · Tǔ wēn
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835-1910), US writer, novelist and humorist, author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克貝利·芬歷險記|哈克贝利·芬历险记
xīn yuán yì mǎ
lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)
to have ants in one's pants
hyperactive
adventurous and uncontrollable
Hā mǎ sī
Hamas (radical Palestinian group)
Dù mǎ
Duma, lower chamber of Russian parliament
xià mǎ wēi
display of severity immediately on taking office
(fig.) initial show of strength
yuè mǎ
to gallop
to spur on a horse
to let one's steed have his head
mǎ bù
horse stance (martial arts)
mǎ dào chéng gōng
to win instant success (idiom)
Sài wēng shī mǎ
The old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
It's an ill wind that blows no-one any good.
Mǎ dīng · Lù dé
Martin Luther (1483-1546), reformation protestant minister
yī mǎ píng chuān
flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
kāi zú mǎ lì
to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed
fig. to work as hard as possible
ān mǎ
pommel horse (gymnastics)
mǎ fū
groom
stable lad
horsekeeper
pimp
procurer
huí mǎ qiāng
sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)
Dà mǎ shì gé
Damascus, capital of Syria
Mǎ biān
Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Sichuan
Mǎ lì yà
Maria (name)
Mary, mother of Jesus Christ
bīng huāng mǎ luàn
soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war
Mǎ lǐ yà nà qún dǎo
Mariana islands in Pacific
hài qún zhī mǎ
lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)
fig. troublemaker
black sheep
rotten apple
Mǎ wěi qū
Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
Mǎ tí ní kè
Martinique (French Caribbean island)
Mǎ gōng shì
Makung city in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
mǎ kè bǐ
marker (loanword)
felt marker
Méng gē mǎ lì
Bernard Montgomery (Montie) (1887-1976), Second World War British field marshal
Montgomery or Montgomerie (surname)
zhǐ lù wéi mǎ
making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation
xuán yá lè mǎ
lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time
Mǎ liù jiǎ Hǎi xiá
the Strait of Malacca or Melaka
Mǎ dīng · Lù dé · Jīn
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and civil rights activist
Mǎ Miàn
Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology
zuò niú zuò mǎ
lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard
Hóu mǎ shì
Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
lòu mǎ jiǎo
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
to give the game away
Mǎ tài fú yīn
Gospel according to St Matthew
lè mǎ
to guide a horse with the reins
to rein in a horse
lù chū mǎ jiǎo
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
to give the game away
Mǎ guān tiáo yuē
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895) that concluded the first Sino-Japanese war
Rén mǎ zuò
Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Mǎ lái xī yà rén
Malaysian person or people
Yì mǎ shì
Yima county level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[San1 men2 xia2], Henan
Shén shèng Luó mǎ dì guó
the Holy Roman empire (history)
dāo mǎ dàn
female warrior role in Chinese opera
Mǎ Zhì yuǎn
Ma Zhiyuan, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
mǎ dà hā
a careless person
scatterbrain
frivolous and forgetful
abbr. for 馬馬虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈|马马虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
Mǎ lái bàn dǎo
Malayan peninsula (possibly including Indonesia until 1945)
tiáo tiáo dà lù tōng Luó mǎ
all roads lead to Rome
use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)
sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī
lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
Mǎ shān xiàn
Mashan county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
mǎ nián
Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng
lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
fig. a well-trained and powerful army
liū xū pāi mǎ
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
to toady
boot-licking
Mǎ Yǒu yǒu
Yo-Yo Ma (1955-), French-Chinese-American cellist
Mǎ dàn
Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15
Lóng mǎ tán qū
Longmatan district of Luzhou city 瀘州市|泸州市[Lu2 zhou1 shi4], Sichuan
Ōu bā mǎ
Taiwanese variant of 奧巴馬|奥巴马[Ao4 ba1 ma3], Barack Obama (1961-), US Democrat politician, president from 2009
lóng mǎ jīng shén
old but still full of vitality (idiom)
mǎ qián zú
lackey
errand boy
lit. runner before a carriage
Zǔ mǎ
Zuma (name)
Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president from 2009
Luó mǎ shū
Epistle of St Paul to the Romans
niú tóu bù duì mǎ zuǐ
see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu:2 chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3]
xùn mǎ
to break in a horse
a trained saddle horse
lǎo mǎ shí tú
an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do
an old hand knows the ropes
Luó mǎ jiào tíng
the Church (as Royal Court)
the Holy See
the Vatican
Wū mǎ hé
Wumahe district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
Mǎ róng
Mayon (volcano in Philippines)
Mǎ lā dì
Marathi language of west India
zuò mǎ
trestle
carpenter's frame
hóng mǎ jiǎ
red waistcoat
floor trader in stock market
stockbroker
Mǎ jiā jūn
the Ma clique of warlords in Gansu and Ningxia during the 1930s and 1940s
róng mǎ shēng yá
army life (idiom)
the experience of war
Mǎ qí dùn gòng hé guó
Republic of Macedonia (former Yugoslav republic)
Sī mǎ Yán
Sima Yan (236-290), founding emperor of Jin dynasty 晋 after the Three Kingdoms period, reigned 265-290 as Emperor Wu of Jin 晉武帝
Mǎ gōng
Makung city in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
an army marches on its stomach
Mǎ lā kā shí
Marrakech (city in Morocco)
Mǎ kě ní
Marconi, UK electronics company
Qīng mǎ dà qiáo
Tsing Ma bridge (to Hong Kong airport)
Mǎ hè shù
Mach number, multiples of speed of sound used as unit in aeronautics, with 1 Mach = 1224 km per hr
Mǎ lóng xiàn
Malong county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan
Mǎ Lián liáng
Ma Lianliang (1901-1966), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生
Kǎ ěr · Mǎ kè sī
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism
wàn mǎ qí yīn
thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out
an atmosphere of political oppression
dōng Luó mǎ Dì guó
Eastern Roman empire or Byzantium (395-1453)
mǎ shī qián tí
lit. the horse loses its front hooves
fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness
Mǎ ěr mò
Malmo (Malmo city, of Sweden)
mǎ jiāo yú
Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
Mǎ guān xiàn
Maguan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Mǎ ěr kāng xiàn
Barkam county (Tibetan: 'bar khams rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
Mǎ lì jī
Maliki or Al-Maliki (name)
Nouri Kamel al-Maliki (1950-) prime minister of Iraq from 2006
Bā mǎ xiàn
Bama Yaozu autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
Mǎ kě fú yīn
Gospel according to St Mark
Zhù mǎ diàn dì qū
Zhumadian prefecture in Henan
zǒu mǎ kàn huā
lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
Mǎ cūn qū
Macun district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 shi4], Henan
Mǎ ēn dǎo
Isle of Man, British Isles
Isle of Mann
Qún mǎ xiàn
Gumma prefecture in northern Japan
Luó mǎ zì mǔ
Roman letters
Roman alphabet
Kāng mǎ
Kangmar county, Tibetan: Khang dmar rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Mǎ dé lā sī
Madras or Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4], capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India
tǒng mǎ fēng wō
to poke through a hornets' nest
to attack a difficult task resolutely
Qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shān
Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
Mǎ kè qìn
Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916), American British inventor of the Maxim machine gun
Pǎo mǎ shān
Paoma Mountain, or Lhamotse Mountain, in Kangding康定, Sichuan四川
Bàn rén mǎ zuò
Centaurus (constellation)
Wū mǎ hé qū
Wumahe district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
shí tú lǎo mǎ
lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague
Bā mǎ Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Bama Yaozu autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
Mǎ ní tuō bā
Manitoba province, Canada
Mǎ Jùn rén
Ma Junren (1944-), Chinese track coach
Sǎ mǎ ěr hǎn
Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan
Mǎ ěr wéi nà sī qún dǎo
Malvinas Islands (also known as Falkland Islands)
Gěng mǎ xiàn
Gengma Dai and Va autonomous county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[Lin2 cang1], Yunnan
rén kùn mǎ fá
riders tired and horses weary
worn out
exhausted
spent
fatigued
Bái mǎ xuě shān
Baimaxue mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Mǎ biān Yí zú zì zhì xiàn
Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Lè shān], Sichuan
Mǎ hā lā shī tè lā bāng
Maharashtra (state in India)
zhǐ mǎ
paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
fēi lǘ fēi mǎ
neither fish nor fowl
resembling nothing on earth
Mǎ lǐ yà nà hǎi gōu
Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)
Mǎ biān xiàn
Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
Mǎ pǔ tuō
Maputo, capital of Mozambique
Sī mǎ Fǎ
“Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1]
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
Mǎ lā dì yǔ
Marathi language of west India
jiàn Mǎ kè sī
to die
lit. to visit Marx
to pass away
Mǎ dé lā qún dǎo
Madeira
the Madeira islands
Mǎ kè sī · pǔ lǎng kè
Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist who first postulated quantization of energy
fàng mǎ hòu pào
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
fàng mǎ hòu pào
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
Sī mǎ Tán
Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1]
bǎo mǎ xiāng chē
precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
ostentatious display of luxury
Mǎ sū dé
Massoud (name)
Ahmed Shah Massoud (1953-2001), Tajik Afghan engineer, military man and anti-Taleban leader
mǎ dōu líng kē
Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family of flowering plants, including ginger)
xiāng chē bǎo mǎ
magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
ostentatious display of luxury
zhēng mǎ
horse capable of long expedition
army horse
Sī mǎ Liáo tài láng
SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels
Chá mǎ hù shì
old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty
Pǔ shì yě mǎ
Przevalski horse (Equus przewalskii) wild horse of Central Asia first identified in 1881 by Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski 普爾熱瓦爾斯基|普尔热瓦尔斯基
Pà lā mǎ lǐ bó
Paramaribo, capital of Suriname
Duì mǎ dǎo
Tsushima island, between Japan and South Korea
Fèi ěr mǎ
Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665), French mathematician
Gěng mǎ Dǎi zú Wǎ zú zì zhì xiàn
Gengma Dai and Va autonomous county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[Lin2 cang1], Yunnan
Mǎ wěi gǎng
Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city
tuō jiāng zhī mǎ
lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse
out of control
mù mǎ jì
wooden horse stratagem (cf Trojan horse)
Kāng mǎ xiàn
Kangmar county, Tibetan: Khang dmar rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
mǎ lā gāo
Cantonese sponge cake also known as mara cake
Kǎ lā mǎ zuǒ fū xiōng dì
Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基
Mǎ kè xī mǐ lián
Maximilian or Maximilien (name)
Mǎ tuō gé Luó suǒ
Mato Grosso, western province of Brazil
Mǎ jiá ěr ní
Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793
Paul McCartney, former Beatle
Mǎ lā bó
Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea
Xī xià bāng mǎ fēng
Mt Shishapangma or Xixiabangma in Tibet (8012 m)
Mǎ ěr gǔ
Mark
St Mark the evangelist
less common variant of 馬克|马克[Ma3 ke4] preferred by the Catholic church
Duì mǎ hǎi xiá
Strait of Tsushima, between Japan and South Korea
yà mǎ lù
to stroll around the streets (esp. of a young couple)
qí mǎ zhě
horseman
rider
mounted soldier
Lì Mǎ dòu
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China
erroneous spelling of 利瑪竇|利玛窦
Sī mǎ Ráng jū
Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
mǎ kè sī wēi ěr
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)
Ā sī mǎ lā
Asmara, capital of Eritrea
Mǎ sī hé
Maas or Meuse River, Western Europe
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
mǎ tí xiè
horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)
hài mǎ
lit. the black horse of the herd
fig. troublemaker
the black sheep of the family
Wō mǎ yà wáng cháo
Umayyad empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate
Luó mǎ gōng jiào
the Roman Catholic Church
pǎo mǎ tīng
horse racing track
racetrack
Mǎ sài lú
Maseru, capital of Lesotho
Shèng Mǎ luò
St Malo, town in Normandy
Bào bó · Mǎ lì
Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican Reggae 雷鬼 musician and activist
Mǎ ěr jiǎ
Marja (also spelled Marjah or Marjeh), agricultural district in Nad Ali District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Mǎ sài zú
Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Maasai people of Kenya
niú sōu mǎ bó
cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense
insignificant
Duō duō mǎ
Dodoma, capital of Tanzania
Mǎ Fú jūn
Ma Fujun, famous general of Zhao 趙國|赵国
mǎ sī nèi
Jules Massenet (1842-1912), French composer
Mǎ wěi shuǐ
Mawei river through Fuzhou city
Suǒ mǎ lì
variant of 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3]
Léi · Luó mǎ nuò
Ray Romano (1957-), US actor and comedian
dòu jī zǒu mǎ
cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble
féi mǎ qīng qiú
lit. stout horses and light furs
fig. to live in luxury
Mǎ Zhōng xī
Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable 中山狼传 of Mr Dongguo and the ungrateful Wolf
Bō duō mǎ kè Hé
see 波托馬克河|波托马克河[Bo1 tuo1 ma3 ke4 He2]
Guó yǔ luó mǎ zì
"Gwoyeu Romatzyh" romanization system for Chinese devised by Zhao Yuanren in 1926
zhǐ rén zhǐ mǎ
paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
hū niú hū mǎ
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
zǒu mǎ zhāng tái
to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes
nú mǎ liàn zhàn
an incompetent man clings to a good position (idiom)
Mǎ Nán cūn
Ma Nancun (1912-1966), pen name of Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓
Fǎ mǎ gǔ sī tǎ
Famagusta (Ammochostos), Cyprus
mǎ hu
variant of 馬虎|马虎[ma3 hu5]
Mǎ ěr kāng zhèn
Barkam town (Tibetan: 'bar khams), capital of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
Ā mǎ xùn
Amazon
also written 亞馬遜|亚马逊[Ya4 ma3 xun4]
Mǎ lì yà nà qún dǎo
Mariana Islands in Pacific
qīng qiú féi mǎ
lit. light furs and stout horses
fig. to live in luxury
Mǎ jiá ěr ní shǐ tuán
the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793
Mǎ lán jī dì
Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
tǔ niú mù mǎ
clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
worthless object
Suǒ mǎ lǐ yà
variant of 索馬利亞|索马利亚[Suo3 ma3 li4 ya4]
sān mǎ tóng cáo
three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
Mǎ gōng Méi sù
Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
to each his good points
lā mǎ tè gān
Ramat Gan, city in Israel, location of Bar-Ilan University
nú mǎ liàn zhàn dòu
see 駑馬戀棧|驽马恋栈[nu2 ma3 lian4 zhan4]
mǎ shì zhēn zhū bèi
pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)
Bīn mǎ nà
Pyinmana, former jungle county town in central Myanmar (Burma), redesignated the national capital and renamed Naypyidaw 內比都 in November 2005
hū niú zuò mǎ
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
Xià luò tè Ā mǎ lì yà
Charlotte Amalie, capital of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
Guā dá lā mǎ
Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)
Mǎ dīng lú
Martin furnace
open hearth furnace
open hearth
Sǎ mǎ ěr gàn
Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan
also written 撒馬爾罕|撒马尔罕
Yì sī mǎ yí
Ismail (name)
Shāh Ismāil I (1487-1524), founder of Persian Safavid dynasty, reigned 1501-1524
Tuō mǎ sī · Ā kuí nà
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Italian Catholic priest in the Dominican Order, philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition
zǒu mǎ fù rèn
to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
to undertake a task
Mǎ lì yà nà hǎi gōu
Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)
mǎ lù yì xíng
to distinguish horse and deer easily
to know right from wrong
lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn
lit. the old horse loves his stable
fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
mǎ shàng bǐ wǔ
tournament (contest in Western chivalry)
jousting
fēi yīng zǒu mǎ
to ride out hawking (idiom); to hunt
zǒu mǎ dào rèn
to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity
to undertake a task
Zhá mǎ lǔ dīng
see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁[Za1 ma3 la2 ding1]
rén mǎ bì
Sagittarius spiral arm (of our galaxy)
Mǎ Fú zǐ
Ma Fuzi (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC
also called Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括
wěi nèi ruì lā mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú
Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus
Zā mǎ lǔ dīng
see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁[Za1 ma3 la2 ding1]
zhǐ lù zuò mǎ
to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth
Mǎ gá ěr ní
Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793
Paul McCartney, former Beatle
Mǎ zhā ěr yǔ
Magyar (language)
Hungarian
lǎo mǎ sī fēng
old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
mǎ tǒng bá
plunger for unblocking toilet
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[tí])
Mǎ nà mǎ
Manama, capital of Bahrain
mǎ lù yán r
roadside
edge of the road
lǘ chún mǎ zī
lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom)
fig. to chatter
nonsense
blather
Mǎ wěi jūn gǎng
Mawei naval base at Fuzhou city (in Qing times)
Mǎ tài gōu
Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县[Ping2 luo2 xian4], Shizuishan 石嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], Ningxia
Mò tǎ mǎ Wān
Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar (Burma)
xī fāng mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú
western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus
Kè xī mǎ ní huā yuán
Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story)
Mǎ tí xīng yún
Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17
dōng fāng mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú
eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus
qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiáng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
Zhá mǎ lá dīng
see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁[Za1 ma3 la2 ding1]
Zā mǎ lá dīng
Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Khubilai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260
Sī mǎ Chéng zhèng
Sima Chengzheng (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty
Mǎ tài gōu zhèn
Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县[Ping2 luo2 xian4], Shizuishan 石嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], Ningxia
Guā dá lā mǎ shān
Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)
qián mǎ xián méi
with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)
(of a marching army) in utter silence
Mǎ cǎo kuǎng
Macaokuang village in Tengjia township 滕家鎮|滕家镇, Rongcheng county 榮成|荣成, Weihai 威海, Shandong
Mǎ gá ěr ní shǐ tuán
the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793
Mǎ wěi shuǐ shī xué táng
Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂|福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty
Dá mǎ tí yà
Dalmatia (east coast of Adriatic, now mainly in Republic of Croatia)
Mǎ ěr zhā hè
Marjah, town in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén suǒ zhī
Sima Zhao's stratagem is obvious to everyone
fig. an open secret
Mǎ cǎo kuǎng cūn
Macaokuang village in Tengjia township 滕家鎮|滕家镇, Rongcheng county 榮成|荣成, Weihai 威海, Shandong
zhǐ mǎ r
erhua variant of 紙馬|纸马[zhi3 ma3]
Mǎ ěr kè Ào léi lì
Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
Mǎ Ēn Liè Sī
abbr. for Marx 馬克思|马克思[Ma3 ke4 si1], Engels 恩格斯[En1 ge2 si1], Lenin 列寧|列宁[Lie4 ning2] and Stalin 斯大林[Si1 da4 lin2]
Mǎ ēn Dǎo
Isle of Man, British Isles
Isle of Mann
Mǎ ná guā
Managua, capital of Nicaragua (Tw)
Mǎ sī nèi
Jules Massenet (1842-1912), French composer
Mǎ dé lā Qún dǎo
Madeira
the Madeira islands
mǎ diàn
inn that also provides facilities for visitors' horses
mǎ bāng
caravan of horses carrying goods
Mǎ bù duō
Maputo, capital of Mozambique (Tw)
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
Mǎ tài Fú yīn
Gospel according to St Matthew
Mǎ sī Hé
Maas or Meuse River, Western Europe
Mǎ sī luò
Maslow (surname)
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970), US psychologist
Mǎ ěr kě fū guò chéng
Markov process (mathematics)
Mǎ ěr kǎ Hé
Malka River, Russia, a.k.a. Balyksu River
mǎ dēng
barn lantern
kerosene lamp
Mǎ shì guǎn
Malpighian tubule system (in the insect digestive tract etc)
Mǎ zhū luó
Majuro, capital of Marshall Islands
Mǎ kè sī wēi ěr
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)
Mǎ kè sī · Pǔ lǎng kè
Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist who first postulated quantization of energy
Mǎ kè · Tǔ wēn
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835-1910), US writer, novelist and humorist, author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克貝利·芬歷險記|哈克贝利·芬历险记[Ha1 ke4 bei4 li4 · Fen1 Li4 xian3 Ji4]
Mǎ lái héng
(bird species of China) Malaysian plover (Charadrius peronii)
Mǎ lái Bàn dǎo
Malay Peninsula (possibly including Indonesia until 1945)
mǎ bù tíng tí
unrelenting
without stopping to rest
Mǎ sān jiā
Masanjia town in Yuhong District 于洪區|于洪区[Yu2 hong2 Qu1] in Liaoning, known for its labor camp where Falun Gong practitioners etc are believed to have been detained and tortured
Mǎ kě Fú yīn
Gospel according to St Mark
Mǎ kě · Ào lēi liú
Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor
mǎ kǒu tiě
tinplate
tin (tin-coated steel)
mǎ kǎ lóng
macaron, French pastry with a soft filling sandwiched between the meringue-based cookie shells (loanword)
mǎ zhàn
(dialect) merchant (loanword)
mǎ bó jùn
puffball (mushroom in the division Basidiomycota)
mǎ lì jīn
tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)
Mǎ lì yà nà Qún dǎo
Mariana Islands in Pacific
Mǎ qí dùn Gòng hé guó
Republic of Macedonia (former Yugoslav republic)
Mǎ dīng · Lù dé · Jīn
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and civil rights activist
Bào bó · Mǎ lì
Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican Reggae 雷鬼 musician and activist
mǎ gé guǒ shī
to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)
to give one's life on the battlefield
Mǎ yǎ kě fū sī jī
Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930), Russian poet and dramatist
mǎ duì
cavalry
caravan of horses carrying goods
Mǎ guān Tiáo yuē
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭|甲午战争[Jia3 wu3 Zhan4 zheng1]
Mǎ lǐ bó ěr
Maribor, 2nd biggest city in Slovenia
Mǎ lǐ yà nà Qún dǎo
Mariana islands in Pacific
Mǎ lǐ yà nà Hǎi gōu
Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)
Mǎ nà guā
Managua, capital of Nicaragua
mǎ shǒu shì zhān
to follow blindly (idiom)
to take as one's only guide
mǎ jū
young horse (colt or filly)
lǘ chún mǎ zī
lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom)
fig. to chatter
nonsense
blather
lǘ nián mǎ yuè
see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]
lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
fig. beside the point
incongruous
Zhù mǎ diàn
Zhumadian prefecture level city in Henan
mǎ chǐ tú zēng
(self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)
mǎ liú
monkey (dialect)
little monkey (affectionate term for children, subordinates)
Mǎ biān Yí zú Zì zhì xiàn
Mabian Yizu Autonomous County in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
Mǎ lèi
Malé, capital of Maldives
Mǎ yuē tè
Mayotte, island between NW Madagascar and Mozambique
Mǎ yāo kǎ
Majorca (island of Spain)
mǎ gān
lasso pole
blind man's stick
white stick
Mǎ mù chǔ
Mamoudzou, capital of Mayotte
Mǎ lüè kǎ
Majorca (island of Spain)
mǎ yīng huā
Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
tree rhododendron (Rhododendron delavayi)
mǎ zéi
horse thief
(old) group of horse-mounted bandits
mǎ huí chóng
horse roundworm
parascaris equorum
Mǎ shā
Marks and Spencers, UK retail chain
Martha (name)
mǎ fēn
muffin (loanword)
also written 瑪芬|玛芬[ma3 fen1]
Mǎ Zhì yuǎn
Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家[Yuan2 qu3 si4 da4 jia1]
mǎ jiǎo
sth one wishes to conceal
the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")
Mǎ ěr wéi nà sī Qún dǎo
Malvinas Islands (also known as Falkland Islands)
Mǎ dīng · Lù dé
Martin Luther (1483-1546), key figure of the Protestant Reformation
Tuō mǎ sī · Hā dài
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English author
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo
lit. a good horse doesn't come back to the same pasture (idiom)
fig. one should not go back to one's past experiences (of love, job etc)
tiān mǎ xíng kōng
like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
(of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
unconstrained in style
dà lín dá mǎ hǎ yú
see 大鱗大麻哈魚|大鳞大麻哈鱼[da4 lin2 da2 ma2 ha3 yu2]
Dà Zhòng mǎ
Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870), French writer
yà mǎ lù
variant of 軋馬路|轧马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]
sài wēng shī mǎ
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
Wěi nèi ruì lā mǎ nǎo yán bìng dú
Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus
Duì mǎ
Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea
dǎ mǎ sài kè
to censor an image
to pixelate
dǎ mǎ hu yǎn
to play dumb
to slack off (idiom)
kuài mǎ jiā biān
to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
to go as fast as possible
Pà lā mǎ lǐ bó
Paramaribo, capital of Suriname
Bā lā mǎ lì bō
Paramaribo, capital of Suriname (Tw)
Duì mǎ Hǎi xiá
Tsushima Strait, between Japan and South Korea
Duì mǎ Dǎo
Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea
Guó yǔ Luó mǎ zì
Gwoyeu Romatzyh, a romanization system for Chinese devised by Y.R. Chao and others in 1925-26
jiā zú mǎ lì
to go at full throttle
(fig.) to go all out
to kick into high gear
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
an army marches on its stomach
Wō mǎ yà Wáng cháo
Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate
Yī sī lán mǎ bā dé
Islamabad, capital of Pakistan (Tw)
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
fig. everyone makes mistakes
even the best fall down sometimes
rén hǎn mǎ sī
lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom)
fig. tumultuous
hubbub
rén yǎng mǎ fān
to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
in a pitiful state
in a complete mess
to roll (with laughter)
běi sǒu shī mǎ
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
Hā bèi mǎ sī
Jürgen Habermas (1929-), German social philosopher
chuī niú pāi mǎ
to resort to bragging and flattering
jūn zǐ yī yán , sì mǎ nán zhuī
a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
fig. an open secret
Sī mǎ Zhāo
Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4]
Sī mǎ Chéng zhēn
Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty
Tái běi Jīn mǎ Yǐng zhǎn
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
yuán bān rén mǎ
original cast
former team
Kǎ ěr · Mǎ kè sī
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
chāo mǎ
ultramarathon
abbr. for 超級馬拉松|超级马拉松[chao1 ji2 ma3 la1 song1]
Fèi mǎ
variant of 費瑪|费玛[Fei4 ma3]
hè mǎ jī
(bird species of China) brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)
Zàng mǎ jī
(bird species of China) Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani)
lán mǎ jī
(bird species of China) blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
sà qí mǎ
see 沙琪瑪|沙琪玛[sha1 qi2 ma3]
jì mǎ
(zoology) thrips (order Thysanoptera)
thunderbug
wàn mǎ bēn téng
lit. ten thousand stampeding horses (idiom)
fig. with great momentum
going full speed ahead
Hé shǔ Shèng mǎ dīng
Sint Maarten, island country in the Caribbean
Pǎo mǎ dì
Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong)
Pǎo mǎ Shān
Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Sichuan
ān qián mǎ hòu
to follow everywhere
to always be there for sb at their beck and call
fēi lǘ fēi mǎ
neither fish nor fowl
resembling nothing on earth
Léi · Luó mǎ nuò
Ray Romano (1957-), US actor and comedian
tiě mǎ
armored horse
cavalry
metal chimes hanging from eaves
steel barricade
(Tw) bike
Dá ěr mǎ tí yà
Dalmatia, Croatian region on the eastern coast of Adriatic Sea
dùn mǎ bù
to do a martial-art squat
xiǎn mǎ
(official title) herald to the crown prince (in imperial China)
fǎ mǎ
variant of 砝碼|砝码[fa3 ma3]
shā mǎ tè
Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from "smart")
sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī
lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)
fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
fàng mǎ guò lái
bring it on!
give me all you got!
fàng yī mǎ
to let (sb) off
to let (sb) get away with sth
jù mǎ
cheval de frise (a type of barrier)
Lā mǎ tè Gān
Ramat Gan, city in Israel, location of Bar-Ilan University
bǎ mǎ zǐ
to pick up a girl
to get a girl
zào mǎ
camel cricket
Diestrammena japonica
niú nián mǎ yuè
see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]
chóu mǎ
variant of 籌碼|筹码[chou2 ma3]
zhú mǎ zhī yǒu
see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1]
zhú mǎ
bamboo stick used as a toy horse
shén mǎ
mythical horse
Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]
Shén shèng Luó mǎ Dì guó
the Holy Roman Empire (history)
bái mǎ jī
(bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
Bái mǎ Sì
the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China
dāng niú zuò mǎ
to work like a horse and toil like an ox
fig. to slave for sb
Tián Jì sài mǎ
Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
hóu nián mǎ yuè
long time off
time that will never come
Tuō mǎ sī · Ā kuí nà
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Italian Catholic priest in the Dominican Order, philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition