Cantonese Dictionary

馬山

maa5 saan1

Mandarin: ma3 shan1

[n] Mashan (place in Guangxi)

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馬幫

maa5 bong1

Mandarin: ma3 bang1

horse-caravan; a train of horses carrying goods

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馬年

maa5 nin4

Mandarin: ma3 nian2

the Year of the horse (one of the 12 year cycle of animals 十二生肖 in the Chinese calendar and zodiac)

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馬弁

maa5 bin6

Mandarin: ma3 bian4

Simplified: 马弁

(officer's) bodyguard | rentinue

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馬後炮

maa5 hau6 paau3

Mandarin: ma3 hou4 pao4

belated / post-hoc action or advice; to offer a explanation after an event was over, after-the-fact, with perfect hindsight

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馬得里

maa5 dak1 lei5

Madrid

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馬德里

maa5 dak1 lei5

Madrid

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馬德鐘

maa5 dak1 zung1

Mandarin: ma3 de2 zhong1

Joe Ma Tak Chung

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馬恩島

maa5 jan1 dou2

Mandarin: ma3 en1 dao3

Isle of Man

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馬戲

maa5 hei3

Mandarin: ma3 xi4

circus

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馬戲節目

maa5 hei3 zit3 muk6

Mandarin: ma3 xi4 jie2 mu4

a circus act

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馬戲篷

maa5 hei3 pung4

the Big Top (lit., "circus tent")

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馬房

maa5 fong4/4*2

Mandarin: ma3 fang2

a horse stable; [粵] a call center for prostitutes

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馬打

maa5 daa1

Cantonese

police {in Malaysia & Singapore}

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馬拉松

maa5 laai1 cung4

the marathon race

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馬拉糕

maa5 laai1 gou1

steamed sponge cake

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馬料水

maa5 liu6 seoi2

Mandarin: ma3 liao4 shui3

Simplified: 马料水

Ma Liu Shui, an area in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong

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馬會

maa5 wui2

Mandarin: Ma3 hui4

Simplified: 马会

jockey club

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馬棚

maa5 paang4

Mandarin: ma3 peng2

Simplified: 马棚

a stable

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馬標

maa5 biu1

Mandarin: ma3 biao1

Simplified: 马标

a parimutuel ticket (for horseracing)

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馬檻

maa5 laam2

Mandarin: ma3 kan3

Simplified: 马槛

brothel

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馬死落地行

maa5 sei2 lok6 dei6 haang4

Mandarin: ma3 si3 lao4 di4 xing2

Simplified: 马死落地行

to keep pushing on by oneself in face of great hardship

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馬殺雞

maa5 saat3 gai1

massage (as a loanword)

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馬永貞

maa5 wing5 zing1

Mandarin: ma3 yong3 zhen1

Simplified: 马永贞

Ma Wing Jing, a famous martial artist in the Qing dynasty [written and colloquial]

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馬浚偉

maa5 zeon3 wai5

Mandarin: ma3 jun4 wei3

Steven Ma, Hong Kong singer and TVB actor

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馬海毛

maa5 hoi2 mou4

Mandarin: ma3 hai3 mao2

mohair

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馬灣

maa5 waan1

Mandarin: ma3 wan1

Simplified: 马湾

Ma Wan, a place in Hong Kong, China

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馬特洪峰

maa5 dak6 hung4 fung1

Mandarin: ma3 te4 hong2feng1

Simplified: 马特洪峰

Matterhorn, a mountain of the Alps [written and colloquial]

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馬狂螂

maa5 kwong4 long4

Mandarin: ma3 kuang2 lang2

Simplified: 马狂螂

a praying mantis [colloquial]

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馬狂螂

maa5 kong4 long4

Cantonese

mantis; praying insect [普]: 螳螂

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