瑪 (maa5 | ma3) : agate

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瑪

maa5

ma3

agate; cornelian

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 玉 (#96)

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

瑪 / 玛

This word has been viewed 5727 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Nov 2011 01:17

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瑪瑙 maa5 nou5 ma3 nao3 = agate

瑪格麗塔 maa5 gaak3 lai6 taap3 = a margarita

瑪雅文化 maa5 ngaa5 man4 faa3 ma3 ya3 wen2 hua4 = Mayan civilization (common formation)

沙琪瑪 saa1 kei4 maa5 sha1 qi2 ma3 = Sachima

沃爾瑪 juk1 ji5 maa5 wo4 er3 ma3 = Wal-Mart

奧薩瑪賓拉丹 ou3 saat3 maa5 ban1 laai1 daan1 = [粵] Osama bin Laden

奧薩瑪賓拉登 ou3 saat3 maa5 ban1 laai1 dang1 = [國] Osama bin Laden

奧薩瑪本拉登 ou3 saat3 maa5 bun2 laai1 dang1 = [普] Osama bin Laden

班瑪 baan1 maa5 ban1 ma3 = Banma (place in Qinghai)

呼瑪 fu1 maa5 hu1 ma3 = Huma (place in Heilongjiang)

瑪雅 maa5 ngaa5 ma3 ya3 = Maya, Mayan

克拉瑪依 hak1 laai1 maa5 ji1 ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 = Kelamayi (city in Xinjiang)

尼瑪 nei4 maa5 ni2 ma3 = Nima (place in Tibet)

瑪麗醫院 maa5 lai6 ji1 jyun6*2 ma3 li4 yi1 yuan4 = Queen Mary Hospital

瑪嘉烈 maa5 gaa1 lit6 = Margaret

瑪嘉烈公主 maa5 gaa1 lit6 gung1 zyu2 = Princess Margaret

珠穆朗瑪峰 zyu1 muk6 long5 maa5 fung1 zhu1 mu4 lang3 ma3 feng1 = Mount Everest (highest mountain peak in the world)

所多瑪 so2 do1 maa5 = Sodom

花地瑪 faa1 dei6 maa5 = Fatima

瑪莉 maa5 lei6 = generic transliteration for merry, Mary, Mario, etc.

超級瑪莉歐 ciu1 kap1 maa5 lei6 au1 = Super Mario Bros (common formation)

諾查丹瑪斯 nok6 caa4 daan1 maa5 si1 nuo4 cha2 dan1 ma3 si1 = Nostradamus

撒瑪利亞會 saat3 maa5 lei6 aa3 wui6*2 sa1 ma3 li4 ya4 hui4 = the Samaritans

瑪麗蓮夢露 maa5 lai6 lin4 mung6 lou6 ma3 li4 lian2 meng4 lu4 = Marilyn Monroe

瑪祖卡 maa5 zou2 kaa1 ma3 zu3 ka3 = mazurka

紫瑪瑙 zi2 maa5 nou5 zi3 ma3 nao3 = violet agate

聖哲瑪里琪第一式 sing3 zit3 maa5 lei5 kei4 dai6 jat1 sik1 = [yoga] Marichyasana II, Sage Marichi's Pose II

瑪西班 maa5 sai1 baan1 ma3 xi1 ban1 = Marcheshvan

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