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 10693 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

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 oil

芝麻糊 zi1 maa4 wu4*2 = sesame paste soup

芝麻卷 zi1 maa4 gyun2 = black sesame roll

油麻地 jau4 maa4 dei6*2 you2 ma2 di4 = Yau Ma Tei

火麻仁 fo2 maa4 jan4 = hemp seed

麻婆豆腐 maa4 po4 dau6 fu6 ma2 po2 dou4 fu5 = Sichuan chilli tofu

麻石 maa4 sek6 = granite

麻蝦 maa4 haa1 = greasyback prawn

麻利 maa4 lei6 = quick and neat; dexterous; deft; agile

麻鷹 maa4 jing1 ma2 ying1 = sparrow hawk ; a black kite

麻麻 maa4 maa4*2 = as in slipshod (work)

麻雀檯 maa4 zoek3 toi4*2 ma2 que4 tai2 = mahjong table

麻將 maa4 zoeng3 ma2 jiang1 = mahjong

麻煩友 maa4 faan4 jau5*2 = an annoying/troublesome friend

密密麻麻 mat6 mat6 maa4 maa4 = cluster, swarm, dense

亞麻 aa3 maa4 ya3 ma2 (Taiwan), ya4 ma2 (PRC) = flax

亞麻布 aa3 maa4 bou3 ya3 ma2 bu4 (Taiwan), ya4 ma2 bu4 (PRC) = linen

麻布 maa4 bou3 ma2 bu4 = linen

使麻痺 sai2 maa4 bei3 shi3 ma2 bi4 = paralyze

密麻麻 mat6 maa4 maa4 = dense

麻痺 maa4 bei3 ma2 bi4 = paralysis

芝麻官 zi1 maa4 gun1 zhi1 ma5 guan1 = a petty official

解剖麻雀 gaai2 pau2 maa4 zoek3 jie3 pou1 ma2 que4 = lit. to dissect a sparrow; fig. a preliminary test on a small sample

印度大麻 jan3 dou6 daai6 maa4 = [n] Indian hemp (Cannabis sativa Linne), ganja, hashish, marijuana

脂麻 zi1 maa4 = variant of 芝麻

麻雀館 maa4 zoek3 gun2 = mahjong parlours/parlors 粵

芝麻開門 zi1 maa4 hoi1 mun4 zhi1 ma2 kai1 men2 = "open sesame"

芝麻閂門 zi1 maa4 saan1 mun4 = "close sesame" 粵

打麻雀 daa2 maa4 zoek3/3*2 = to play mahjong 粵

麻醉藥品 maa4 zeoi3 joek6 ban2 ma2 zui4 yao4 pin3 = narcotics, narcotic drugs (common formation)

山芝麻 saan1 zi1 maa4 = Helicteres angustifolia (helicteres)

知微麻利 zi1 mei4*1 maa4 lei6 = selfish, calculating; uses others to one's benefit

夜麻麻 je6 maa4*1 maa4*1 = very late at night 粵

麻臉 maa4 lim5 ma2 lian3 = a pockmarked face

震顫麻痺 zan3 zin3 maa4 bei3 = shaking palsy, Parkinson's disease

麻甩 maa4 lat1 = bloke; jerk; moron 粵

麻甩仔 maa4 lat1 zai2 = pervert; man who harasses women 粵

麻木 maa4 muk6 ma2 mu4 = numb

麻雀牌 maa4 zoek3 paai4*2 = mahjong tiles

麻查 maa4 caa4 = vague; indistinct; fuzzy 粵

麻雀腳 maa4 zoek3 goek3 = mahjong partner 粵

麻煩讓一讓 maa4 faan4 joeng6 jat1 joeng6 ma2 fan2 rang4 yi1 rang4 = excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside)

麻醉師 maa4 zeoi3 si1 ma1 zui4 shi1 = anaesthetist (common formation)

麻省 maa4 saang2 ma2 sheng3 = Massachusetts

芝麻綠豆 zi1 maa4 luk6 dau6*2 = trivial; trifling | syn: 瑣碎

麻雀雖小,五臟俱全 maa4 zoek3*2 seoi1 siu2 ng5 zong6 keoi1 cyun4 ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2 = small but complete in every detail

快刀斬亂麻 faai3 dou1 zaam2 lyun6 maa4 kuai4 dao1 zhan3 luan4 ma2 = take quick and decisive action in dealing with a complex circumstances

打麻將 daa2 maa4 zoeng1 da2 ma2 jiang1 = to play mahjong

麻風病 maa4 fung1 beng6 ma2 feng1 bing4 = leprosy (Hansen's disease)

麻醉學家 maa4 zeoi3 hok6 gaa1 ma2 zui4 xue2 jia1 = anesthesiologist (common formation)

麻辣燙 maa4 laat6 tong3 ma2 la4 tang4 = malatang, street food similar to hot pot

麻醉 maa4 zeoi3 ma2 zui4 = anestheticize/narcotized/doped

麻醉劑 maa4 zeoi3 zai1 ma2 zui4 ji4 = drug, opiate, narcotic

麻醉鎮痛劑 maa4 zeoi3 zan3 tung3 zai1 = narcotics and analgesics

小兒麻痺 siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3 xiao3 er2 ma2 bi4 = polio (poliomyelitis)

小兒麻痺病毒 siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3 beng6 duk6 xiao3 er2 ma2 bi4 bing4 du2 = poliovirus

小兒麻痺症 siu2 ji4 maa4 bei3 zing3 xiao3 er2 ma2 bi4 zheng4 = poliomyelitis; infantile paralysis

四氫大麻酚 sei3 hing1 daai6 maa4 fan1 si4 qing1 da4 ma2 fen1 = tetrahydrocannabinal (THC) - principle ingredient in marijuana

曲麻萊 kuk1 maa4 loi4 qu3 ma2 lai2 = Qumalai (place in Qinghai)

太麻里鄉 taai3 maa4 lei5 hoeng1 tai4 ma2 li3 xiang1 = Taimali (village in Taiwan)

亞麻油地氈 aa3 maa4 jau4 dei6 zin1 = linoleum (type of flooring)

麻薩諸塞 maa4 saat3 zyu1 coi3 ma2 sa4 zhu1 sai4 = Massachusetts

麻塞諸塞 maa4 coi3 zyu1 coi3 = Massachusetts 粵

大麻屋 daai6 maa4 uk1 da4 ma2 wu1 = grow-op; dope house

天麻 tin1 maa4 tian1 ma2 = gastrodia elata (herb used in TCM)

發麻 faat3 maa4 fa1 ma2 = feel numb

芝麻信用 zi1 maa4 seon3 jung6 zhi1 ma2 xin4 yong4 = Sesame Credit

殺人如麻 saat3 jan4 jyu4 maa4 sha1 ren2 ru2 m2 = kill people like flies

油麻地小輪公司 jau4 maa4 dei6 siu2 leon4 gung1 si1 = Yaumati Ferry Company

香港油麻地小輪 hoeng1 gong2 jau4 maa4 dei6 siu4 leon4 = Hong Kong Yau Ma Tei Ferry (HKF)

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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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