Cantonese words starting with M
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maa5 fung1
馬蜂马蜂
hornet
maa5 fung1 wo1
馬蜂窩马蜂窝
a hornet ' s nest
maa5 gaa1
瑪家玛家
Machia township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
maa5 gaa1 gwan1
馬家軍马家军
the Ma clique of warlords in Gansu and Ningxia during the 1930s and 1940s
maa5 gaa1 hoeng1
瑪家鄉玛家乡
Machia township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
maa5 gaa1 ji5 nei4
馬噶爾尼马噶尔尼
Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793
maa5 gaa1 ji5 nei4 si3 tyun4
馬噶爾尼使團马噶尔尼使团
the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793
maa5 gaai3 jau1
馬介休马介休
Bacalhau, the Portuguese word for cod (dried and salted)
maa5 gaak3 dak1 bou2
馬格德堡马格德堡
Magdeburg (German city)
maa5 gaak3 gwo2 si1
馬革裹屍马革裹尸
to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)
maa5 gaak3 lai6 dak6
瑪格麗特玛格丽特
Margaret (name)
maa5 gaap3
馬甲马甲
corset; vest (dialect)
maa5 gaat3 ji5 nei4
馬戛爾尼马戛尔尼
Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793
maa5 gaat3 ji5 nei4 si3 tyun4
馬戛爾尼使團马戛尔尼使团
the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793
maa5 gaau1
馬交马交
another name for Macau
maa5 gaau1 jyu2
馬鮫魚马鲛鱼
Spanish mackerel
maa5 gaau1 lou2
馬交佬马交佬
Macau guys [colloquial]
maa5 gau3
馬廄马厩
stable
maa5 geoi6
馬具马具
harness
maa5 ging1
馬經马经
form (horse racing)
maa5 goek3
馬腳马脚
sth one wishes to conceal
maa5 gon1
馬竿马竿
lasso pole; white stick
maa5 gung1
馬公马公
Makung city in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
maa5 gung1 mui4 cuk1
馬工枚速马工枚速
Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
maa5 gung1 si5
馬公市马公市
Makung city in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
maa5 gwaa3
馬褂马褂
buttoned mandarin jacket of the Qing dynasty 清代[Qing1 dai4] (1644-1911)
maa5 gwaan1
馬關马关
see 馬關縣|马关县[Ma3 guan1 Xian4]
maa5 gwaan1 jyun6
馬關縣马关县
Maguan, a county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
maa5 gwaan1 tiu4 joek3
馬關條約马关条约
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭|甲午战争[Jia3 wu3 Zhan4 zheng1]
maa5 gwai3
馬季马季
horse racing season
maa5 gwok3
馬國马国
Malaysia
maa5 gwok3 ming4
馬國明马国明
Kenneth Ma Kwok Ming, a Hong Kong actor
maa5 gyun6
馬圈马圈
stable
maa5 haa1 dik6
馬哈迪马哈迪
Mahathir bin Mohamad (1925-), Malaysian politician, prime minister 1981-2003 and 2018-2020
maa5 haa1 laai1 si1 dak6 laai1 bong1
馬哈拉施特拉邦马哈拉施特拉邦
Maharashtra (state in India)
maa5 haak1
馬赫马赫
Mach (name); Mach number (fluid mechanics)
maa5 haak1 si1
馬克斯马克斯
Max Weber, a German sociologist, philosopher and political economist whose ideas profoundly influenced social theory and social research
maa5 haak1 sou3
馬赫數马赫数
Mach number (fluid mechanics)
maa5 haam4
馬銜马衔
bit
maa5 hak1
馬克马克
Mark (name)
maa5 hak1 bat1
馬克筆马克笔
marker (loanword)
maa5 hak1 bui1
馬克杯马克杯
(loanword) mug
maa5 hak1 sai1 mai5 lin4
馬克西米連马克西米连
Maximilian or Maximilien (name)
maa5 hak1 sam3
馬克沁马克沁
Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916), American British inventor of the Maxim machine gun
maa5 hak1 sam3 gei1 coeng1
馬克沁機槍马克沁机枪
Maxim machine gun
maa5 hak1 si1
馬克思马克思
Marx (name)
maa5 hak1 si1 wai1 ji5
馬克斯威爾马克斯威尔
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)
maa5 hak1 si1 zyu2 ji6
馬克思主義马克思主义
Marxism
maa5 hau2 tit3
馬口鐵马口铁
tinplate
maa5 hau6 paau3
馬後炮马后炮
(Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away