Cantonese Dictionary

馬車

maa5 ce1

Mandarin: ma3 che1

horse-drawn carriage

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馬車路

maa5 ce1 lou6

Mandarin: ma3 che1 lu4

cart track

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馬迷

maa5 mai4

Mandarin: ma3 mi2

Simplified: 马迷

fans of horse racing; a turfman

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馬達

maa5 daat6

Mandarin: ma3 da2

Simplified: 马达

female ruffian (Cantonese)

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馬醫

maa5 ji1

Mandarin: ma3 yi1

Simplified: 马医

a horse vet

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馬里亞納海溝

maa5 lei5 aa3 naap6 hoi2 kau1

Mandarin: ma3 li3 ya4 na4 hai3 gou1

the Mariana Trench (the Marianas Trench), the deepest part of the world's oceans, located in the Pacific Ocean

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馬里蘭

maa5 lei5 laan4

Mandarin: ma3 li3 lan2

Maryland, USA

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馬里蘭州

maa5 lei5 laan4 zau1

Mandarin: ma3 li3 lan2 zhou1

Maryland, USA

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馬鈴薯

maa5 ling4 syu4*2

Mandarin: ma3 ling2 shu3

potato | Syn.: 洋芋; [N China] 土豆 | 粵: 薯仔, 荷蘭薯

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馬鐙

maa5 dang3

a stirrup, stirrups

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馬靴

maa5 hoe1

Mandarin: ma3 xue1

Simplified: 马靴

riding boots; jackboots

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馬鞍

maa5 on1

a saddle

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馬鞍山

maa5 on1 saan1

Mandarin: ma3 an1 shan1

[n] Ma'anshan (city in Anhui)

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馬鞍山路

maa5 on1 saan1 lou6

Ma On Shan Road

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馬頭

maa5 tau4

horsehead; tilefish; (placename) Ma Tau

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馬頭圍

maa5 tau4 wai4

Mandarin: ma3 tou2 wei2

Simplified: 马头围

Ma Tau Wai, a Place in Hong Kong, China

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馬頭琴

maa5 tau4 kam4

Mandarin: ma3 tou2 qin2

morin khuur, matouqin: a chordophone of Mongolian origin whose name roughly translates as "horse-head fiddle" in English. It is played with a bow and produces a sound which is poetically described as expansive and unrestrained, like a wild horse neighing, or like a breeze in the grasslands. It is the most important musical instrument of the Mongolian people, and is considered a symbol of the Mongolian nation. [source: Wikipedia]

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馬頭魚

maa5 tau4 jyu4

Mandarin: ma3 tou2 yu2

Simplified: 马头鱼

horsehead tilefish | red tilefish, a type of fish

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馬頭魚

maa5 tau4 jyu4*2

horsehead; tilefish

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馬首是瞻

maa5 sau2 si6 zim1

Mandarin: ma3 shou3 shi4 zhan1

Simplified: 马首是瞻

to follow someone's lead

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馬馬虎虎

maa5*1 maa5*1 fu2*1 fu2*1

Mandarin: ma3 ma3 hu3 hu3

careless; casual; just passable; so-so

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馬騮

maa5 lau4*1

Cantonese

monkey; ape | Mand.: 猴子

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馬騮三

maa5 lau4 saam1

Mandarin: ma3 liu2 san1

Cantonese

a naughty kid; a mischievous child

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馬騮乾

maa5 lau4 gon1

Mandarin: ma3 liu2 gan1

Cantonese

a skinny person

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馬騮仔

maa5 lau4 zai2

Mandarin: ma3 liu2 zi3

Simplified: 马骝仔

monkey (spoken)

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馬騮仔

maa5 lau4*1 zai2

Cantonese

a young monkey; a naughty child

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馬騮屎忽

maa5 lau1 si2 fat1

Mandarin: ma3liu2 shi3 hu1

Simplified: 马骝屎忽

literally: a monkey's bottom; describes something that is bright red | pink, especially when referring to someone's face [colloquial]

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馬騮屎窟

maa5 lau4*1 si2 fat1

Cantonese

bright red; crimson (this word literally means "monkey's asshole", and refers to the crimson colored buttocks of monkeys)

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馬騮搣

maa5 lau4 mit1

Mandarin: ma3 liu2 mie4

Simplified: 马骝搣

monkey picked oolong tea, a type of tea leaf

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馬騮搣

maa5 lau4*1 mit1

Mandarin: ma3 liu2 mie4

Cantonese

monkey picked tea, a variety of Chinese tea — picked by monkeys (馬騮) | [普]: 猴子採

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