麻 (maa4 | ma2) : hemp; flax; sesame; coarse

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麻

maa4

ma2

[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)

麻 is also the simplified form of 痲 with different meanings.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: (#200)

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

麻

This word has been viewed 13491 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Feb 2011 14:32

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惹麻煩 je5 maa4 faan4 re3 ma2 fan2 = to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome

亞麻籽 aa3 maa4 ai2 = flaxseed or linseed

肉麻 juk6 maa4 rou4 ma2 = corny; ugly; disgusting

芝麻 zi1 maa4 zhi1 ma5 = sesame

麻煩你 maa4 faan4 nei5 = Could I trouble you...? 粵

黑麻麻 hak1 maa4*1 maa4*1 = very dark; pitch black 粵

麻辣 maa4 laat6 ma2 la4 = spicy and numbing flavour

麻雀 maa4 zoek3*2; maa4 zoek3 ma2 que4 = 雀3*2: sparrow; 雀3*2: 'mahjong'; 雀3: (placename) Ma Chuck

麻煩 maa4 faan4 ma2 fan5 = annoying, troublesome; hassle

大麻 daai6 maa4 da4 ma2 = cannabis
See all 80 compounds (CantoDict reports 83 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 9 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 ;)]]

打麻雀係我姨媽嘅嗜好。粵
Playing mahjong is my aunt's hobby.

我隻手唔得閒，麻煩你幫我斟水！粵
My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me?
[lit. my [counter] hand not free, trouble you help me pour water]

亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。粵
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]

麻煩你畀杯白滾水我粵
I'd have to trouble you for a glass of plain water

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

條友仔掗掗拃拃噉，真係好鬼麻煩！粵
That over self-entitled person is really troublesome!

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!

麻雀雖小，五臟俱全。
Idiom: Although the place is small, it is well installed with facilities.

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Unicode code for this character: U+9ebb (off-site link)

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