馬 (maa5 | ma3) : horse

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馬

maa5

ma3

[1] [n] horse [2] a Chinese family name [3] Kangxi radical 187

(Classifier(s): 匹)

Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: (#187)

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

馬 / 马

This word has been viewed 28834 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Aug 2009 02:27

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馬圈 maa5 gyun6 ma3 juan4 = horse stable

馬上 maa5 soeng6 ma3 shang4 = immediately

馬車 maa5 ce1 ma3 che1 = horse-drawn carriage

走馬 zau2 maa5 zou3 ma3 = gallop or trot along on horseback

馬來西亞 maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 ma3 lai2 xi1 ya3 (Taiwan), ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4 (PRC) = Malaysia

大馬 daai6 maa5 da4 ma3 = Malaysia

海馬 hoi2 maa5 = sea-horse

過馬路 gwo3 maa5 lou6 guo4 ma3 lu4 = to cross the street

馬路 maa5 lou6 ma3 lu4 = street

斑馬綫 baan1 maa5 sin3 ban1 ma3 xian4 = variant of 斑馬線
See all 342 compounds (CantoDict reports 354 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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有男人有一匹白色馬
There was once a man with a white horse.

小馬就是幼馬國
A foal is a young horse.

馬鞍山站係一個架空車站粵
Ma On Shan MTR Station is an elevated rail station.
[架空 means elevated rail (as opposed to underground).]

喺馬來西亞，未滿17歲嘅人唔准揸車。粵
In Malaysia, those who have not reached the age of 17 cannot (legally) drive.

你就手下留情放佢哋一馬啦。粵
Show some mercy and let them go.

佢挽住個手袋過馬路粵
She was crossing the road while carrying a handbag.

唔好意思，要你親自出馬粵
Sorry to make you come and personally deal with this.
[Lit. sorry, need you personally come-out horse]

綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.

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Decimal representation of this word: 馬
Unicode code for this character: U+99ac (off-site link)

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