Cantonese words starting with M
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maa5 cou4
馬槽马槽
manger
maa5 cyun1
馬村马村
see 馬村區|马村区[Ma3 cun1 Qu1]
maa5 cyun1 keoi1
馬村區马村区
Macun, a district of Jiaozuo City 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 Shi4], Henan
maa5 daai6
馬大马大
Martha (biblical name)
maa5 daai6 haa1
馬大哈马大哈
a careless person; frivolous and forgetful
maa5 daam2
馬膽马胆
a horse racing term, the horse that you put your money on
maa5 daan6
馬但马但
Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15
maa5 daap3 zi2
馬褡子马褡子
saddle-bag
maa5 daat6
馬達马达
female ruffian (Cantonese)
maa5 daat6 gaa1 si1 gaa1
馬達加斯加马达加斯加
Madagascar
maa5 daat6 gaa1 si1 gaa1 dou2
馬達加斯加島马达加斯加岛
Madagascar
maa5 dai3 nei4
馬蒂尼马蒂尼
a martini [written and colloquial]
maa5 dak1 laai1 kwan4 dou2
馬德拉群島马德拉群岛
Madeira
maa5 dak1 laai1 si1
馬德拉斯马德拉斯
Madras or Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4], capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India
maa5 dak1 lam4
瑪德琳玛德琳
Madeleine (name)
maa5 dak1 lei5
馬德里马德里
Madrid, capital of Spain
maa5 dak1 mong6
馬德望马德望
Battambang
maa5 dak6 hung4 fung1
馬特洪峰马特洪峰
Matterhorn, a mountain of the Alps [written and colloquial]
maa5 dang1
馬燈马灯
barn lantern
maa5 dang1
馬蹬马蹬
erroneous variant of 馬鐙|马镫[ma3 deng4]
maa5 dang3
馬鐙马镫
stirrup
maa5 dau1 ling4 fo1
馬兜鈴科马兜铃科
Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family of flowering plants, including ginger)
maa5 dau1 ling4 syun1
馬兜鈴酸马兜铃酸
aristolochic acid
maa5 dau6
瑪竇玛窦
Matthew; less common variant of 馬太|马太[Ma3 tai4] (preferred by the Catholic Church)
maa5 dau6 fuk1 jam1
瑪竇福音玛窦福音
Gospel according to St Matthew
maa5 dau6 gou1
馬豆糕马豆糕
coconut split pea pudding
maa5 deoi6
馬隊马队
cavalry
maa5 dik6 daat6
瑪迪達玛迪达
Matilda (name)
maa5 dim3
馬店马店
inn that also provides facilities for visitors' horses
maa5 ding1
馬丁马丁
Martin (name)
maa5 ding1 lou4
馬丁爐马丁炉
Martin furnace; open hearth
maa5 ding1 nei4
馬丁尼马丁尼
(loanword) martini
maa5 do1
瑪多玛多
see 瑪多縣|玛多县[Ma3 duo1 Xian4]
maa5 do1 jyun6
瑪多縣玛多县
Madoi, a county in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 果洛藏族自治州[Guo3 luo4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
maa5 dou1
馬刀马刀
saber
maa5 dou3 gung1 sing4
馬到功成马到功成
to achieve success instantly
maa5 dou3 sing4 gung1
馬到成功马到成功
to win instant success (idiom)
maa5 fan1
瑪芬玛芬
(loanword) muffin
maa5 fan1
馬芬马芬
muffin (loanword)
maa5 fan1 do1 zi2
碼分多址码分多址
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) (telecommunications)
maa5 fan3 zi2
馬糞紙马粪纸
strawboard
maa5 fo1
馬科马科
Equidae
maa5 fong3
碼放码放
to pile up
maa5 fong4
馬房马房
horse stable
maa5 fu1
馬伕马夫
groom; horsekeeper; procurer
maa5 fu3
馬褲马裤
breeches;riding breeches
maa5 fu3 sik1
馬庫色马库色
Marcuse (philosopher)
maa5 fuk6 gwan1
馬服君马服君
Ma Fujun, famous general of Zhao 趙國|赵国
maa5 fuk6 zi2
馬服子马服子
Ma Fuzi (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国[Zhao4 Guo2], who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC
maa5 fung1
螞蜂蚂蜂
variant of 馬蜂|马蜂[ma3 feng1]