ma 
		(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			ma 
		interrogative final particle
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			ma 
		modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
particle indicating a pause for emphasis
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			mā ma 
		mama
mommy
mother
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lǎ ma 
		Lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			mǎ ma hū hū 
		careless
casual
vague
not so bad
so-so
tolerable
fair
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Sī mǎ 
		Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states)
two-character surname Sima
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhī ma guān 
		low ranking official
petty bureaucrat
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			nǐ hǎo ma 
		How are you?
Are you well?
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			mà ma liē liē 
		to swear while talking
to be foul-mouthed
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lǎ ma miào 
		Lamasery
temple of Tibetan Buddhism
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wǔ jīng Qī Shū 
		Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Lìu Tāo], “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Sī mǎ Fǎ], ”Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng Fǎ], “Wu-zi” 吳子|吴子[Wú zǐ], “Wei Liao-zi” 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wèi Liáo zi], ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huáng Shí gōng Sān Lüè] and ”Duke Li of Wei answering Emperor Taizong of Tang” 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Táng Tài zōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wèn Dùi]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma 
		lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			há ma hāng 
		power-driven rammer or tamper
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			ǎn ma ní bā mī mōu 
		Om Mani Padma Hum (sanskrit), or Om mani padme hum (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			ǎn ma mī ba ní mōu 
		Om Mani Padma Hum (sanskrit), or Om mani padme hum (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra
also written 唵嘛呢叭咪哞 唵嘛呢叭咪哞
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			mā ma sāng 
		mama-san, middle-aged woman who runs a brothel, bar etc (loanword from Japanese)
madam
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā 
		to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			mā ma liàng 
		(dialect) to begin to dawn
to be just getting light
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			ǎn ma ní bā mī hōng 
		Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lǎ ma 
		lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lǎ ma miào 
		lamasery
temple of Tibetan Buddhism