san1 maa5新馬新马
Jyutpingsan1 maa5
Yalesān máh
Definition
Singapore and Malaysia (abbr. for 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] + 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4])
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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