孖 (maa1 | ma1) : twin; in pairs; take along

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孖

maa1

ma1

[1] twin; in pairs [2] [v] take along; join together; associate

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 子 (#39)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

孖

This word has been viewed 11057 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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孖展 maa1 zin2 = a merchant; margin (both as phonetic loanwords) 粵

孖生 maa1 saang1 = twin 粵

孖寶 maa1 bou2 = twins 粵

孖辮 maa1 bin1 = twin braids 粵

孖襟 maa1 kam1 = double breasted (as in a suit) 粵

孖一 maa1 jat1 = double ones 粵

孖二 maa1 ji6 = double twos 粵

孖三 maa1 saam1 = double threes 粵

孖四 maa1 sei3 = double fours; not to mind one's on business; to be a busybody 粵

孖五 maa1 ng5 = double fives 粵

孖六 maa1 luk6 = double sixes 粵

孖七 maa1 cat1 = double sevens 粵

孖八 maa1 baat3 = double eights 粵

孖九 maa1 gau2 = double nines 粵

孖零 maa1 ling4 = double zeros 粵

雙層芝士孖堡 soeng1 cang4 zi1 si6*2 maa1 bou2 = Double Cheese Burger 粵

黐孖筋 ci1 maa1 gan1 = crazy 粵

打孖上 daa2 maa1 soeng5 = to have two of sth at the same time 粵

孖仔 maa1 zai2 = twins (boy) 粵

孖女 maa1 neoi5*2 = twins (girl) 粵

孖煙通 maa1 jin1 tung1 = boxers, knickers 粵

孖煙筒 maa1 jin1 tung4*1 = boxer shorts 粵

孖份 maa1 fan6*2 = a partner 粵

孖葉 maa1 jip6*2 ma1 ye4 = handcuffs 粵

孖住上 maa1 zyu6 seong5 ma1 zhu4 shang4 = partner up; to do sth. together with another person 粵

十指孖埋 sap6 zi2 maa1 maai4 shi2 zhi3 ma1 mai2 = to be incompetent or uncapable of doing things 粵

孖胎 maa1 toi1 ma1 tai1 = twins 粵

孖公仔 maa1 gung1 zai2 ma1 gong1 zai3 = said of two people who get along so well that they are pratically inseparable 粵

孖裝 maa1 zong1 ma1 zhuang1 = twin pack 粵

孖指徑 maa1 zi2 ging3 ma1 zhi3 jing4 = Smuggler's Ridge (a mountain top in New Territories Hong Kong)

孖屋 maa1 uk1 ma1 wu1 = duplex 粵

孖枱 maa1 toi4*2 ma1 tai2 = join two tables together especially at a restaurant 粵

孖寶兄弟 maa1 bou2 hing1 dai6 ma 1bao3 xiong1 di4 = Nintendo's Super Mario Brothers 粵

孖膶腸 maa1 jeon2 coeng4 ma1 run4 chang2 = huge lips; swollen lips 粵

德國孖人牌 dak1 gwok3 maa1 jan4 paai4 de2 guo2 ma1 ren2 pai2 = Zwilling J.A. Henckels (German kitchenware company)

孖咇 maa1 bit1 ma1 bi4 = 1. two police officers on the beat 2. of two people to go out shopping etc. 粵

孖花 maa1 faa1 ma1 hua1 = (mahjong) twin flowers 粵

孖X maa1 X ma1 X = (mahjong) twin flowers [alternate] 粵

孖Q maa1 kiu1 = Double Quinella (in horseracing) 粵

孖T maa1 ti1 = Double Trio (in horseracing) 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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