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[1] [n] general name for hemp, flax, jute, etc [2] [n] fibre of hemp, flax, etc for textile materials [3] [n] sesame [4] [adj] coarse; rough [5] [adj] numb; tingling; spicy hot [6] [adj] pitted; spotted (sparrow, etc) Additional PoS:   Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Feb 2011 14:32 | ||
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肉麻
juk6 maa4 = corny; ugly; disgusting
芝麻
zi1 maa4 = sesame
麻煩你
maa4 faan4 nei5 = Could I trouble you...? 粵
麻雀
maa4 zoek3*2; maa4 zoek3 = 雀3*2: sparrow; 雀3*2: 'mahjong'; 雀3: (placename) Ma Chuck
麻煩
maa4 faan4 = annoying, troublesome; hassle
大麻
daai6 maa4 = cannabis
麻麻地
maa4 maa4*2 dei6*2 = so-so 粵
麻甩佬
maa4 lat1 lou2 = pervert, man who harasses women; a bastard 粵
麻油
maa4 jau4 = sesame oil 粵
芝麻油
zi1 maa4 jau4 = sesame oilSee all 70 compounds (CantoDict reports 72 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 8 examples containing 麻
麻煩你翻譯呢句畀我聽 粵
Would you mind translating this sentence for me? [Lit. trouble you translate this sentence give me hear. [Marked as level 1 because this is a tremendously useful sentence for learners ;)]]
亞蓮隔離周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾 粵
Ah Lin's neighbour often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢 粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards
我唔沖涼係好芝麻綠豆嘅事嚟嘅啫，唔好喺到囉囉唆唆！ 粵
That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here! Legend 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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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/517/]麻[/url][/big]
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<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/517/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">麻</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 麻
Unicode code for this character: U+9ebb (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/517/]麻[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/517/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">麻</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 麻
Unicode code for this character: U+9ebb (off-site link)
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- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
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