ma
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
Mǎ
surname Ma
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
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]
Huā shān
Huashan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui
Lǎ ma
Lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
Mǎ Yīng jiǔ
Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, President of Republic of China 2008-2016
Mǎ Chāo
Ma Chao (176-222), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
mǎ ma hū hū
careless
casual
vague
not so bad
so-so
tolerable
fair
Mǎ ān shān
Ma'anshan prefecture level city in Anhui
zhī ma guān
low ranking official
petty bureaucrat
Mǎ Liáng
Ma Liang (Three Kingdoms)
Mǎ ān shān shì
Ma'anshan prefecture level city in Anhui
nǐ hǎo ma
How are you?
Are you well?
Ní mǎ
Nyima county, Tibetan: Nyi ma rdzong in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
Dāng tú
Dangtu county in Ma'anshan 馬鞍山|马鞍山[Ma3 an1 shan1], Anhui
Luò mǎ zhōu
Lok Ma Chau (place in Hong Kong)
Wǔ hǔ jiàng
Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠
Mǎ Sān lì
Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian
dà shā mò
great desert (e.g. the Taklamakan 塔克拉瑪干|塔克拉玛干[Tǎ kè lā mǎ gàn] or Sahara 撒哈拉[Sā hā lā])
Yǔ shān
Yushan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui
Dāng tú xiàn
Dangtu county in Ma'anshan 馬鞍山|马鞍山[Ma3 an1 shan1], Anhui
mà ma liē liē
to swear while talking
to be foul-mouthed
Màn dǎo
Isle of Man, British Isles (Taiwanese usage)
see also 馬恩島|马恩岛[Mǎ ēn dǎo]
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 Yǒu yǒu
Yo-Yo Ma (1955-), French-Chinese-American cellist
Huā shān qū
Huashan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui
Yǔ shān qū
Yushan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui
Jīn jiā zhuāng
Jinjiazhuang district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui
Ní mǎ xiàn
Nyima county, Tibetan: Nyi ma rdzong in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
Bān mǎ
Baima or Banma county (Tibetan: pad ma rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai
Mǎ jiā jūn
the Ma clique of warlords in Gansu and Ningxia during the 1930s and 1940s
Qīng mǎ dà qiáo
Tsing Ma bridge (to Hong Kong airport)
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