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吗 Trad. 嗎

ma
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)

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么 Trad. 麼

ma
interrogative final particle

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嘛

ma
modal particle indicating that sth is obvious particle indicating a pause for emphasis

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妈妈 Trad. 媽媽

mā ma
mama mommy mother CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

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喇嘛

Lǎ ma
Lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
蛤蟆

há ma
frog toad

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马马虎虎 Trad. 馬馬虎虎

mǎ ma hū hū
careless casual vague not so bad so-so tolerable fair
芝麻

zhī ma
sesame (seed)

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芝麻官

zhī ma guān
low ranking official petty bureaucrat
不是吗 Trad. 不是嗎

bù shì ma
isn't that so?

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黑芝麻

hēi zhī ma
sesame (seed)
你好吗 Trad. 你好嗎

nǐ hǎo ma
How are you? Are you well?

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达赖喇嘛 Trad. 達賴喇嘛

Dá lài lǎ ma
Dalai Lama
芝麻油

zhī ma yóu
sesame oil
癞蛤蟆 Trad. 癩蛤蟆

lài há ma
toad

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芝麻酱 Trad. 芝麻醬

zhī ma jiàng
sesame paste
蟆

ma
toad
白芝麻

bái zhī ma
sesame seed
骂骂咧咧 Trad. 罵罵咧咧

mà ma liē liē
to swear while talking to be foul-mouthed
喇嘛教

Lǎ ma jiào
Lamaism Tibetan Buddhism
黑芝麻糊

hēi zhī ma hú
black sesame paste
喇嘛庙 Trad. 喇嘛廟

Lǎ ma miào
Lamasery temple of Tibetan Buddhism
芝麻饼 Trad. 芝麻餅

zhī ma bǐng
sesame biscuit
司马法 Trad. 司馬法

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]
芝麻包

zhī ma bāo
sesame bun
班禅喇嘛 Trad. 班禪喇嘛

Bān chán Lǎ ma
Panchen Lama
武经七书 Trad. 武經七書

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]
陈谷子烂芝麻 Trad. 陳谷子爛芝麻

chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
蛤蟆夯

há ma hāng
power-driven rammer or tamper
唵嘛呢叭咪哞

ǎn ma ní bā mī mōu
Om Mani Padma Hum (sanskrit), or Om mani padme hum (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra
唵嘛咪叭呢哞

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
达赖喇嘛 Trad. 達賴喇嘛

Dá lài Lǎ ma
Dalai Lama
蛤蟆镜 Trad. 蛤蟆鏡

há ma jìng
aviator sunglasses
芝麻小事

zhī ma xiǎo shì
trivial matter trifle
芝麻绿豆 Trad. 芝麻綠豆

zhī ma lǜ dòu
trivial minute (size)
虾蟆 Trad. 蝦蟆

há ma
variant of 蛤蟆[ha2 ma5]
妈妈桑 Trad. 媽媽桑

mā ma sāng
mama-san, middle-aged woman who runs a brothel, bar etc (loanword from Japanese) madam
脂麻

zhī ma
variant of 芝麻[zhi1 ma5]
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 Trad. 撿了芝麻丟了西瓜

jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
麻麻亮

mā ma liàng
(dialect) to begin to dawn to be just getting light

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唵嘛呢叭咪吽

ǎn ma ní bā mī hōng
Om Mani Padme Hum (Sanskrit), or Om Mani Peme Hung (Tibetan), the Avalokiteshvara mantra
要嘛

yào ma
either ... or ...
喇嘛

lǎ ma
lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
喇嘛庙 Trad. 喇嘛廟

lǎ ma miào
lamasery temple of Tibetan Buddhism

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