馬〔马〕 maa⁵ {mǎ}

1. horse
2. CL: 匹
3. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
4. knight in Western chess

馬〔马〕 maa⁵ {Mǎ}

1. surname Ma
2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞

馬虎〔马-〕 maa¹ fu¹ {mǎ hu}

not paying attention

馬弁〔马-〕 maa⁵ bin⁶ {mǎ biàn}

(officer's) bodyguard / rentinue

馬標〔马标〕 maa⁵ biu¹ {mǎ biāo}

a parimutuel ticket (for horseracing)

馬場〔马场〕 maa⁵ coeng⁴ {mǎ chǎng}

(n.) a horse racing venue / course; horse racing tracks.

馬膽〔马胆〕 maa⁵ daam² {mǎ dǎn}

a horse racing term, the horse that you put your money on

馬達〔马达〕 maa⁵ daat⁶ {mǎ dá}

female ruffian (Cantonese)

馬褲〔马裤〕 maa⁵ fu³ {mǎ kù}

breeches;riding breeches

馬交〔马-〕 maa⁵ gaau¹ {mǎ jiāo}

another name for Macau

馬季〔马-〕 maa⁵ gwai³ {mǎ jì}

horse racing season

馬靴〔马-〕 maa⁵ hoe¹ {mǎ xuē}

riding boots; jackboots

馬醫〔马医〕 maa⁵ ji¹ {mǎ yī}

a horse vet

馬蠅〔马蝇〕 maa⁵ jing⁴ {mǎ yíng}

botfly;horse flies

馬檻〔马槛〕 maa⁵ laam² {mǎ kǎn}

brothel

馬迷〔马-〕 maa⁵ mai⁴ {mǎ mí}

fans of horse racing; a turfman

馬尿〔马-〕 maa⁵ niu⁶ {mǎ niào}

tears (slang)

馬棚〔马-〕 maa⁵ paang⁴ {mǎ péng}

a stable

馬上〔马-〕 maa⁵ soeng⁶ {mǎ shàng}

to ride

馬灣〔马湾〕 maa⁵ waan¹ {mǎ wān}

Ma Wan, a place in Hong Kong, China

馬會〔马会〕 maa⁵ wui² {Mǎ huì}

jockey club

馬仔〔马-〕 maa⁵ zai² {mǎ zǎi}

(animal) 1. foal; (pastry food) 1. Sachima; (noun) (of gambling) horse racing

馬主〔马-〕 maa⁵ zyu² {mǎ zhǔ}

horse owner

馬虎〔马-〕 maa¹ fu¹ {mǎ hu}

1. careless
2. sloppy
3. negligent
4. skimpy

馬邊〔马边〕 maa⁵ bin¹ {Mǎ biān}

Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Sichuan

馬鞭〔马-〕 maa⁵ bin¹ {mǎ biān}

horsewhip

馬鱉〔马鳖〕 maa⁵ bit³ {mǎ biē}

leech

馬表〔马-〕 maa⁵ biu² {mǎ biǎo}

stopwatch

馬幫〔马帮〕 maa⁵ bong¹ {mǎ bāng}

caravan of horses carrying goods

馬步〔马-〕 maa⁵ bou⁶ {mǎ bù}

horse stance (martial arts)

馬背〔马-〕 maa⁵ bui³ {mǎ bèi}

horseback

馬賊〔马贼〕 maa⁵ caak⁶ {mǎ zéi}

1. horse thief
2. (old) group of horse-mounted bandits

馬車〔马车〕 maa⁵ ce¹ {mǎ chē}

1. cart
2. chariot
3. carriage
4. buggy

馬刺〔马-〕 maa⁵ ci³ {mǎ cì}

spur (on riding boots)

馬超〔马-〕 maa⁵ ciu¹ {Mǎ Chāo}

Ma Chao (176-222), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

馬槍〔马枪〕 maa⁵ coeng¹ {mǎ qiāng}

1. carbine
2. lance

馬賽〔马赛〕 maa⁵ coi³ {Mǎ sài}

1. Marseille, city in south France
2. Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

馬槽〔马-〕 maa⁵ cou⁴ {mǎ cáo}

manger

馬村〔马-〕 maa⁵ cyun¹ {Mǎ cūn}

Macun district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市, Henan

馬大〔马-〕 maa⁵ daai⁶ {Mǎ dà}

Martha (biblical name)

馬但〔马-〕 maa⁵ daan⁶ {Mǎ dàn}

Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15

馬達〔马达〕 maa⁵ daat⁶ {mǎ dá}

motor (loanword)

馬蹬〔马-〕 maa⁵ dang¹ {mǎ dèng}

stirrup

馬燈〔马灯〕 maa⁵ dang¹ {mǎ dēng}

1. barn lantern
2. kerosene lamp

馬鐙〔马镫〕 maa⁵ dang³ {mǎ dèng}

stirrup

馬隊〔马队〕 maa⁵ deoi⁶ {mǎ duì}

1. cavalry
2. caravan of horses carrying goods

馬店〔马-〕 maa⁵ dim³ {mǎ diàn}

inn that also provides facilities for visitors' horses

馬丁〔马-〕 maa⁵ ding¹ {Mǎ dīng}

Martin (name)

馬刀〔马-〕 maa⁵ dou¹ {mǎ dāo}

1. saber
2. cavalry sword

馬科〔马-〕 maa⁵ fo¹ {mǎ kē}

1. Equidae
2. horse family

馬房〔马-〕 maa⁵ fong⁴ {mǎ fáng}

horse stable

馬伕〔马夫〕 maa⁵ fu¹ {mǎ fū}

1. groom
2. stable lad
3. horsekeeper
4. pimp
5. procurer

馬蜂〔马-〕 maa⁵ fung¹ {mǎ fēng}

hornet

馬甲〔马-〕 maa⁵ gaap³ {mǎ jiǎ}

1. corset
2. sockpuppet (Internet slang)
3. vest (dialect)

馬廄〔马厩〕 maa⁵ gau³ {mǎ jiù}

stable

馬具〔马-〕 maa⁵ geoi⁶ {mǎ jù}

harness

馬經〔马经〕 maa⁵ ging¹ {mǎ jīng}

form (horse racing)

馬腳〔马脚〕 maa⁵ goek³ {mǎ jiǎo}

1. sth one wishes to conceal
2. the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")

馬竿〔马-〕 maa⁵ gon¹ {mǎ gān}

1. lasso pole
2. blind man's stick
3. white stick

馬公〔马-〕 maa⁵ gung¹ {Mǎ gōng}

Makung city in Penghu county 澎湖縣 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

馬褂〔马-〕 maa⁵ gwaa³ {mǎ guà}

buttoned mandarin jacket of the Qing dynasty 清代 (1644-1911)

馬關〔马关〕 maa⁵ gwaan¹ {Mǎ guān}

Maguan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州, Yunnan

馬國〔马国〕 maa⁵ gwok³ {Mǎ guó}

Malaysia

馬圈〔马-〕 maa⁵ gyun⁶ {mǎ juàn}

stable

馬赫〔马-〕 maa⁵ haak¹ {Mǎ hè}

1. Mach (name)
2. Ernst Mach (1838-1916), German physicist
3. Mach (aeronautics), unit of speed based on speed of sound = 1 Mach = 1224 km per hr

馬銜〔马衔〕 maa⁵ haam⁴ {mǎ xián}

1. bit
2. mouthpiece

馬克〔马-〕 maa⁵ hak¹ {Mǎ kè}

Mark (name)

馬戲〔马戏〕 maa⁵ hei³ {mǎ xì}

circus

馬航〔马-〕 maa⁵ hong⁴ {Mǎ Háng}

Malaysia Airlines

馬熊〔马-〕 maa⁵ hung⁴ {mǎ xióng}

brown bear

馬球〔马-〕 maa⁵ kau⁴ {mǎ qiú}

polo

馬駒〔马驹〕 maa⁵ keoi¹ {mǎ jū}

young horse (colt or filly)

馬群〔马-〕 maa⁵ kwan⁴ {mǎ qún}

herd of horses

馬拉〔马-〕 maa⁵ laai¹ {Mǎ lā}

1. Marat (name)
2. Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), Swiss scientist and physician

馬蘭〔马兰〕 maa⁵ laan⁴ {Mǎ lán}

Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

馬勒〔马-〕 maa⁵ lak⁶ {Mǎ lè}

1. Mahler (name)
2. Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Austrian composer

馬騮〔马骝〕 maa⁵ lau¹ {mǎ liú}

1. monkey (dialect)
2. little monkey (affectionate term for children, subordinates)

馬里〔马-〕 maa⁵ lei⁵ {Mǎ lǐ}

Mali, West Africa

馬利〔马-〕 maa⁵ lei⁶ {Mǎ lì}

Mali, West Africa (Tw)

馬累〔马-〕 maa⁵ leoi⁵ {Mǎ lèi}

Malé, capital of Maldives

馬力〔马-〕 maa⁵ lik⁶ {mǎ lì}

horsepower

馬列〔马-〕 maa⁵ lit⁶ {Mǎ Liè}

Marx and Lenin

馬騾〔马骡〕 maa⁵ lo⁴ {mǎ luó}

mule

馬良〔马-〕 maa⁵ loeng⁴ {Mǎ Liáng}

Ma Liang (Three Kingdoms)

馬來〔马来〕 maa⁵ loi⁴ {Mǎ lái}

1. Malaya
2. Malaysia

馬洛〔马-〕 maa⁵ lok⁶ {Mǎ luò}

Marlow (name)

馬路〔马-〕 maa⁵ lou⁶ {mǎ lù}

1. street
2. road
3. CL: 條

馬鹿〔马-〕 maa⁵ luk⁶ {mǎ lù}

1. red deer
2. fool
3. idiot (Japanese 'baka')

馬龍〔马龙〕 maa⁵ lung⁴ {Mǎ lóng}

Malong county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan

馬尾〔马-〕 maa⁵ mei⁵ {mǎ wěi}

1. ponytail (hairstyle)
2. horse's tail
3. slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)

馬尾〔马-〕 maa⁵ mei⁵ {Mǎ wěi}

Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市, Fujian

馬面〔马-〕 maa⁵ min⁶ {Mǎ Miàn}

Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology

馬雅〔马-〕 maa⁵ ngaa⁵ {Mǎ yǎ}

Maya (civilization of central America)

馬年〔马-〕 maa⁵ nin⁴ {mǎ nián}

Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)

馬鞍〔马-〕 maa⁵ on¹ {mǎ ān}

saddle

馬趴〔马-〕 maa⁵ paa¹ {mǎ pā}

face-plant

馬匹〔马-〕 maa⁵ pat¹ {mǎ pǐ}

horse

馬屁〔马-〕 maa⁵ pei³ {mǎ pì}

1. horse hindquarters
2. flattery
3. boot-licking

馬莎〔马-〕 maa⁵ saa¹ {Mǎ shā}

1. Marks and Spencers, UK retail chain
2. Martha (name)

馬山〔马-〕 maa⁵ saan¹ {Mǎ shān}

Mashan county in Nanning 南寧, Guangxi

馬術〔马术〕 maa⁵ seot⁶ {mǎ shù}

1. equestrianism
2. horsemanship

馬上〔马-〕 maa⁵ soeng⁶ {mǎ shàng}

1. at once
2. right away
3. immediately
4. on horseback (i.e. by military force)

馬太〔马-〕 maa⁵ taai³ {Mǎ tài}

Matthew (name)

馬蹄〔马-〕 maa⁵ tai² {mǎ tí}

1. horse's hoof
2. horseshoe
3. Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta)

馬頭〔马头〕 maa⁵ tau⁴ {mǎ tóu}

1. horse's head
2. same as 碼頭, pier

馬桶〔马-〕 maa⁵ tung² {mǎ tǒng}

1. chamber pot
2. wooden pan used as toilet
3. toilet bowl

馬榮〔马荣〕 maa⁵ wing⁴ {Mǎ róng}

Mayon (volcano in Philippines)

馬仔〔马-〕 maa⁵ zai² {mǎ zǎi}

1. henchman
2. gang member

馬子〔马-〕 maa⁵ zi² {mǎ zi}

1. bandit
2. brigand
3. gambling chip
4. see 馬桶

馬子〔马-〕 maa⁵ zi² {mǎ zǐ}

1. (slang) girl
2. chick
3. babe

馬占〔马-〕 maa⁵ zim¹ {mǎ zhàn}

(dialect) merchant (loanword)

馬勺〔马-〕 maa⁵ zoek³ {mǎ sháo}

wooden ladle

馬祖〔马-〕 maa⁵ zou² {Mǎ zǔ}

Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan

馬豆糕〔马--〕 maa⁵ dau⁶ gou¹ {mǎ dòu gāo}

coconut split pea pudding

馬蜂窩〔马-窝〕 maa⁵ fung¹ wo¹ {mǎ fēng wō}

a hornet ' s nest

馬介休〔马--〕 maa⁵ gaai³ jau¹ {mǎ jiè xiū}

Bacalhau, the Portuguese word for cod (dried and salted)

馬國明〔马国-〕 maa⁵ gwok³ ming⁴ {Mǎ guó míng}

Kenneth Ma Kwok Ming, a Hong Kong actor

馬克斯〔马--〕 maa⁵ haak¹ si¹ {mǎ kè sī}

Max Weber, a German sociologist, philosopher and political economist whose ideas profoundly influenced social theory and social research

馬騮精〔马骝-〕 maa⁵ lau¹ zing¹ {mǎ liú jīng}

(n.) refers to the monkey character Sun Wukong (Monkey King) from Chinese the classic novel Journey to the West; refers to a naughty, mischievous child

馬騮衣〔马骝-〕 maa⁵ lau⁴ ji¹ {mǎ liú yī}

literally: 'a monkey suit', to describe clothes that are poorly fitted (usually too tight or too small)

馬騮搣〔马骝-〕 maa⁵ lau⁴ mit¹ {mǎ liú miè}

monkey picked oolong tea, a type of tea leaf

馬騮梯〔马骝-〕 maa⁵ lau⁴ tai¹ {mǎ liú tī}

a fixed flat ladder (construction site / lift pit)

馬騮仔〔马骝-〕 maa⁵ lau⁴ zai² {mǎ liú zǐ}

monkey (spoken)

馬料水〔马--〕 maa⁵ liu⁶ seoi² {mǎ liào shuǐ}

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

馬尿水〔马--〕 maa⁵ niu⁶ seoi² {mǎ niào shuǐ}

Ma Liu Shui,a place in Hong Kong

馬屎洲〔马--〕 maa⁵ si² zau¹ {mǎ shǐ zhōu}

Ma Shi Chau ,a place in Hong Kong

馬上風〔马-风〕 maa⁵ soeng⁶ fung¹ {mǎ shàng fēng}

sudden death during sexual intercourse

馬蹄粉〔马--〕 maa⁵ tai² fan² {mǎ tí fěn}

water chestnut powder

馬蹄糕〔马--〕 maa⁵ tai⁴ gou¹ {mǎ tí gāo}

water chestnut cake

馬蹄蘭〔马-兰〕 maa⁵ tai⁴ laan⁴ {mǎ tí lán}

calla lily, a type of flower

馬蹄露〔马--〕 maa⁵ tai⁴ lou⁶ {mǎ tí lù}

Celine Ma Tai-Lo, a Hong Kong actress and singer

馬頭魚〔马头鱼〕 maa⁵ tau⁴ jyu⁴ {mǎ tóu yú}

horsehead tilefish / red tilefish, a type of fish

馬頭圍〔马头围〕 maa⁵ tau⁴ wai⁴ {mǎ tóu wéi}

Ma Tau Wai, a Place in Hong Kong, China

馬伯樂〔马-乐〕 maa⁵ baak³ lok⁶ {Mǎ bó lè}

Maspero (name)

馬檳榔〔马槟-〕 maa⁵ ban¹ long⁴ {mǎ bīng lang}

caper

馬邊縣〔马边县〕 maa⁵ bin¹ jyun⁶ {Mǎ biān xiàn}

Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山, Sichuan

馬布多〔马--〕 maa⁵ bou³ do¹ {Mǎ bù duō}

Maputo, capital of Mozambique (Tw)

馬勃菌〔马--〕 maa⁵ but⁶ kwan² {mǎ bó jùn}

puffball (mushroom in the division Basidiomycota)

馬齒莧〔马齿苋〕 maa⁵ ci² jin⁶ {mǎ chǐ xiàn}

Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)

馬前卒〔马--〕 maa⁵ cin⁴ zeot¹ {mǎ qián zú}

1. lackey
2. errand boy
3. lit. runner before a carriage

馬賽克〔马赛-〕 maa⁵ coi³ hak¹ {mǎ sài kè}

mosaic (loanword)

馬賽曲〔马赛-〕 maa⁵ coi³ kuk¹ {Mǎ sài qǔ}

La Marseillaise

馬賽族〔马赛-〕 maa⁵ coi³ zuk⁶ {Mǎ sài zú}

1. Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
2. Maasai people of Kenya

馬草夼〔马--〕 maa⁵ cou² kong³ {Mǎ cǎo kuǎng}

Macaokuang village in Tengjia township 滕家鎮, Rongcheng county 榮成, Weihai 威海, Shandong

馬村區〔马-区〕 maa⁵ cyun¹ keoi¹ {Mǎ cūn qū}

Macun district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市, Henan

馬大哈〔马--〕 maa⁵ daai⁶ haa¹ {mǎ dà hā}

1. a careless person
2. scatterbrain
3. frivolous and forgetful
4. abbr. for 馬馬虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈

馬褡子〔马--〕 maa⁵ daap³ zi² {mǎ dā zi}

saddle-bag

馬德里〔马--〕 maa⁵ dak¹ lei⁵ {Mǎ dé lǐ}

Madrid, capital of Spain

馬德望〔马--〕 maa⁵ dak¹ mong⁶ {Mǎ dé wàng}

Battambang

馬丁爐〔马-炉〕 maa⁵ ding¹ lou⁴ {Mǎ dīng lú}

1. Martin furnace
2. open hearth furnace
3. open hearth

馬丁尼〔马--〕 maa⁵ ding¹ nei⁴ {mǎ dīng ní}

martini (loanword)

馬糞紙〔马粪纸〕 maa⁵ fan³ zi² {mǎ fèn zhǐ}

strawboard

馬庫色〔马库-〕 maa⁵ fu³ sik¹ {Mǎ kù sè}

Marcuse (philosopher)

馬服君〔马--〕 maa⁵ fuk⁶ gwan¹ {Mǎ Fú jūn}

Ma Fujun, famous general of Zhao 趙國

馬服子〔马--〕 maa⁵ fuk⁶ zi² {Mǎ Fú zǐ}

1. Ma Fuzi (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國, who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰 in 260 BC
2. also called Zhao Kuo 趙括

馬家軍〔马-军〕 maa⁵ gaa¹ gwan¹ {Mǎ jiā jūn}

the Ma clique of warlords in Gansu and Ningxia during the 1930s and 1940s

馬鮫魚〔马鲛鱼〕 maa⁵ gaau¹ jyu² {mǎ jiāo yú}

Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)

馬公市〔马--〕 maa⁵ gung¹ si⁵ {Mǎ gōng shì}

Makung city in Penghu county 澎湖縣 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

馬關縣〔马关县〕 maa⁵ gwaan¹ jyun⁶ {Mǎ guān xiàn}

Maguan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州, Yunnan

馬哈迪〔马--〕 maa⁵ haa¹ dik⁶ {Mǎ hā dí}

Mahathir bin Mohamad

馬赫數〔马-数〕 maa⁵ haak¹ sou³ {Mǎ hè shù}

Mach number, multiples of speed of sound used as unit in aeronautics, with 1 Mach = 1224 km per hr

馬克筆〔马-笔〕 maa⁵ hak¹ bat¹ {mǎ kè bǐ}

1. marker (loanword)
2. felt marker

馬克杯〔马--〕 maa⁵ hak¹ bui¹ {mǎ kè bēi}

mug (loanword)

馬克沁〔马--〕 maa⁵ hak¹ sam³ {Mǎ kè qìn}

Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916), American British inventor of the Maxim machine gun

馬克思〔马--〕 maa⁵ hak¹ si¹ {Mǎ kè sī}

1. Marx (name)
2. Groucho Marx (the star of Duck Soup, 1933)
3. Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism

馬口鐵〔马-铁〕 maa⁵ hau² tit³ {mǎ kǒu tiě}

1. tinplate
2. tin (tin-coated steel)

馬後炮〔马后-〕 maa⁵ hau⁶ paau³ {mǎ hòu pào}

1. lit. firing after the horse
2. fig. belated action
3. giving advice in hindsight

馬戲團〔马戏团〕 maa⁵ hei³ tyun⁴ {mǎ xì tuán}

circus

馬歇爾〔马-尔〕 maa⁵ hit³ ji⁵ {Mǎ xiē ěr}

1. Marshall (name)
2. George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate

馬可尼〔马--〕 maa⁵ ho² nei⁴ {Mǎ kě ní}

Marconi, UK electronics company

馬海毛〔马--〕 maa⁵ hoi² mou⁴ {mǎ hǎi máo}

mohair (loanword)

馬恩島〔马-岛〕 maa⁵ jan¹ dou² {Mǎ ēn Dǎo}

1. Isle of Man, British Isles
2. Isle of Mann

馬友友〔马--〕 maa⁵ jau⁵ jau⁵ {Mǎ Yǒu yǒu}

Yo-Yo Ma (1955-), French-Chinese-American cellist

馬爾賈〔马尔贾〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ gaa² {Mǎ ěr jiǎ}

Marja (also spelled Marjah or Marjeh), agricultural district in Nad Ali District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

馬爾谷〔马尔-〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ guk¹ {Mǎ ěr gǔ}

1. Mark
2. St Mark the evangelist
3. less common variant of 馬克 preferred by the Catholic church

馬爾康〔马尔-〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ hong¹ {Mǎ ěr kāng}

Barkam town (Tibetan: 'bar khams), capital of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan

馬爾默〔马尔-〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ mak⁶ {Mǎ ěr mò}

Malmo (Malmo city, of Sweden)

馬爾斯〔马尔-〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ si¹ {Mǎ ěr sī}

Mars (Roman God of War)

馬爾他〔马尔-〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ taa¹ {Mǎ ěr tā}

Malta (Tw)

馬耳他〔马--〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ taa¹ {Mǎ ěr tā}

Malta

馬纓丹〔马缨-〕 maa⁵ jing¹ daan¹ {mǎ yīng dān}

lantana (botany)

馬纓花〔马缨-〕 maa⁵ jing¹ faa¹ {mǎ yīng huā}

1. Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
2. tree rhododendron (Rhododendron delavayi)

馬英九〔马--〕 maa⁵ jing¹ gau² {Mǎ Yīng jiǔ}

Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei from 1998, President of Republic of China from 2008

馬約特〔马约-〕 maa⁵ joek³ dak⁶ {Mǎ yuē tè}

Mayotte, island between NW Madagascar and Mozambique

馬約卡〔马约-〕 maa⁵ joek³ kaa¹ {Mǎ yāo kǎ}

Majorca (island of Spain)

馬卡龍〔马-龙〕 maa⁵ kaa¹ lung⁴ {mǎ kǎ lóng}

macaron, French pastry with a soft filling sandwiched between the meringue-based cookie shells (loanword)

馬其頓〔马-顿〕 maa⁵ kei⁴ deon⁶ {Mǎ qí dùn}

Macedonia

馬拉博〔马--〕 maa⁵ laai¹ bok³ {Mǎ lā bó}

Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea

馬拉松〔马--〕 maa⁵ laai¹ cung⁴ {mǎ lā sōng}

marathon (loanword)

馬拉地〔马--〕 maa⁵ laai¹ dei⁶ {Mǎ lā dì}

Marathi language of west India

馬拉加〔马--〕 maa⁵ laai¹ gaa¹ {Mǎ lā jiā}

1. Málaga, Spain
2. Malaga city in Iranian East Azerbaijan

馬拉糕〔马--〕 maa⁵ laai¹ gou¹ {mǎ lā gāo}

Cantonese sponge cake also known as mara cake

馬拉威〔马--〕 maa⁵ laai¹ wai¹ {Mǎ lā wēi}

Malawi, SE Africa (Tw)

馬拉維〔马-维〕 maa⁵ laai¹ wai⁴ {Mǎ lā wéi}

Malawi

馬蘭花〔马兰-〕 maa⁵ laan⁴ faa¹ {mǎ lán huā}

1. iris
2. Iris tectorum

馬里蘭〔马-兰〕 maa⁵ lei⁵ laan⁴ {Mǎ lǐ lán}

Maryland, US state

馬里奧〔马-奥〕 maa⁵ lei⁵ ou³ {Mǎ lǐ ào}

Mario (name)

馬利亞〔马-亚〕 maa⁵ lei⁶ aa³ {Mǎ lì yà}

1. Maria (name)
2. Mary, mother of Jesus Christ

馬利筋〔马--〕 maa⁵ lei⁶ gan¹ {mǎ lì jīn}

tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)

馬利基〔马--〕 maa⁵ lei⁶ gei¹ {Mǎ lì jī}

1. Maliki or Al-Maliki (name)
2. Nouri Kamel al-Maliki (1950-) prime minister of Iraq from 2006

馬連良〔马连-〕 maa⁵ lin⁴ loeng⁴ {Mǎ Lián liáng}

Ma Lianliang (1901-1966), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生

馬鈴薯〔马铃-〕 maa⁵ ling⁴ syu⁴ {mǎ líng shǔ}

potato

馬略卡〔马--〕 maa⁵ loek⁶ kaa¹ {Mǎ lüè kǎ}

Majorca (island of Spain)

馬來亞〔马来亚〕 maa⁵ loi⁴ aa³ {Mǎ lái yà}

Malaya

馬來鴴〔马来鸻〕 maa⁵ loi⁴ hang⁴ {Mǎ lái héng}

(Chinese bird species) Malaysian plover (Charadrius peronii)

馬來人〔马来-〕 maa⁵ loi⁴ jan⁴ {Mǎ lái rén}

Malay person or people

馬來語〔马来语〕 maa⁵ loi⁴ jyu⁵ {Mǎ lái yǔ}

Malaysian language

馬來文〔马来-〕 maa⁵ loi⁴ man⁴ {Mǎ lái wén}

Malaysian language

馬路口〔马--〕 maa⁵ lou⁶ hau² {mǎ lù kǒu}

intersection (of roads)

馬六甲〔马--〕 maa⁵ luk⁶ gaap³ {Mǎ liù jiǎ}

Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra

馬龍縣〔马龙县〕 maa⁵ lung⁴ jyun⁶ {Mǎ lóng xiàn}

Malong county in Qujing 曲靖, Yunnan

馬尾辮〔马-辫〕 maa⁵ mei⁵ bin¹ {mǎ wěi biàn}

ponytail

馬尾松〔马--〕 maa⁵ mei⁵ cung⁴ {mǎ wěi sōng}

Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)

馬尾港〔马--〕 maa⁵ mei⁵ gong² {Mǎ wěi gǎng}

Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city

馬尾區〔马-区〕 maa⁵ mei⁵ keoi¹ {Mǎ wěi qū}

Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市, Fujian

馬尾水〔马--〕 maa⁵ mei⁵ seoi² {Mǎ wěi shuǐ}

Mawei river through Fuzhou city

馬穆楚〔马--〕 maa⁵ muk⁶ co² {Mǎ mù chǔ}

Mamoudzou, capital of Mayotte

馬拿瓜〔马--〕 maa⁵ naa⁴ gwaa¹ {Mǎ ná guā}

Managua, capital of Nicaragua (Tw)

馬那瓜〔马--〕 maa⁵ naa⁵ gwaa¹ {Mǎ nà guā}

Managua, capital of Nicaragua

馬奶酒〔马--〕 maa⁵ naai⁵ zau² {mǎ nǎi jiǔ}

1. kumis
2. horse milk wine

馬南邨〔马--〕 maa⁵ naam⁴ cyun¹ {Mǎ Nán cūn}

Ma Nancun (1912-1966), pen name of Deng Tuo 鄧拓

馬納馬〔马纳马〕 maa⁵ naap⁶ maa⁵ {Mǎ nà mǎ}

Manama, capital of Bahrain

馬尼拉〔马--〕 maa⁵ nei⁴ laai¹ {Mǎ ní lā}

Manila, capital of Philippines

馬瑙斯〔马--〕 maa⁵ nou⁵ si¹ {Mǎ nǎo sī}

Manaus (city in Brazil)

馬鞍山〔马--〕 maa⁵ on¹ saan¹ {Mǎ ān shān}

Ma'anshan prefecture level city in Anhui

馬屁精〔马--〕 maa⁵ pei³ zing¹ {mǎ pì jīng}

1. toady
2. boot-licker

馬普托〔马--〕 maa⁵ pou² tok³ {Mǎ pǔ tuō}

Maputo, capital of Mozambique

馬三家〔马--〕 maa⁵ saam¹ gaa¹ {Mǎ sān jiā}

Masanjia town in Yuhong District 于洪區 in Liaoning, known for its labor camp where Falun Gong practitioners etc are believed to have been detained and tortured

馬三立〔马--〕 maa⁵ saam¹ laap⁶ {Mǎ Sān lì}

Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian

馬山縣〔马-县〕 maa⁵ saan¹ jyun⁶ {Mǎ shān xiàn}

Mashan county in Nanning 南寧, Guangxi

馬殺雞〔马杀鸡〕 maa⁵ saat³ gai¹ {mǎ shā jī}

massage (loanword)

馬塞盧〔马-卢〕 maa⁵ sak¹ lou⁴ {Mǎ sài lú}

Maseru, capital of Lesotho

馬斯河〔马--〕 maa⁵ si¹ ho⁴ {Mǎ sī Hé}

Maas or Meuse River, Western Europe

馬斯洛〔马--〕 maa⁵ si¹ lok³ {Mǎ sī luò}

1. Maslow (surname)
2. Abraham Maslow (1908-1970), US psychologist

馬斯內〔马-内〕 maa⁵ si¹ noi⁶ {Mǎ sī nèi}

Jules Massenet (1842-1912), French composer

馬氏管〔马--〕 maa⁵ si⁶ gun² {Mǎ shì guǎn}

Malpighian tubule system (in the insect digestive tract etc)

馬蘇德〔马苏-〕 maa⁵ sou¹ dak¹ {Mǎ sū dé}

1. Massoud (name)
2. Ahmed Shah Massoud (1953-2001), Tajik Afghan engineer, military man and anti-Taleban leader

馬太溝〔马-沟〕 maa⁵ taai³ kau¹ {Mǎ tài gōu}

Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣, Shizuishan 石嘴山, Ningxia

馬蹄蟹〔马--〕 maa⁵ tai⁴ haai⁵ {mǎ tí xiè}

horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)

馬蹄形〔马--〕 maa⁵ tai⁴ jing⁴ {mǎ tí xíng}

horseshoe shape

馬蹄蓮〔马-莲〕 maa⁵ tai⁴ lin⁴ {mǎ tí lián}

1. calla
2. calla lily

馬蹄鐵〔马-铁〕 maa⁵ tai⁴ tit³ {mǎ tí tiě}

horseshoe

馬頭琴〔马头-〕 maa⁵ tau⁴ kam⁴ {mǎ tóu qín}

morin khuur (Mongolian bowed stringed instrument)

馬天尼〔马--〕 maa⁵ tin¹ nei⁴ {Mǎ tiān ní}

Martini

馬桶拔〔马--〕 maa⁵ tung² bat⁶ {mǎ tǒng bá}

plunger for unblocking toilet

馬王堆〔马--〕 maa⁵ wong⁴ deoi¹ {Mǎ Wáng duī}

Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunan, a recent Han dynasty archaeological site

馬蛔蟲〔马-虫〕 maa⁵ wui⁴ cung⁴ {mǎ huí chóng}

1. horse roundworm
2. parascaris equorum

馬扎爾〔马-尔〕 maa⁵ zaat³ ji⁵ {Mǎ zhā ěr}

1. Magyar
2. Hungarian

馬俊仁〔马--〕 maa⁵ zeon³ jan⁴ {Mǎ Jùn rén}

Ma Junren (1944-), Chinese track coach

馬致遠〔马-远〕 maa⁵ zi³ jyun⁵ {Mǎ Zhì yuǎn}

Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家

馬自達〔马-达〕 maa⁵ zi⁶ daat⁶ {Mǎ zì dá}

Mazda, Japanese car make (derived from name Matsuda 松田)

馬中錫〔马-锡〕 maa⁵ zung¹ sek³ {Mǎ Zhōng xī}

Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable 中山狼传 of Mr Dongguo and the ungrateful Wolf

馬朱羅〔马-罗〕 maa⁵ zyu¹ lo⁴ {Mǎ zhū luó}

Majuro, capital of Marshall Islands

馬到功成〔马---〕 maa⁵ dou³ gung¹ sing⁴ {mǎ dào gōng chéng}

to achieve success instantly

馬六甲州〔马---〕 maa⁵ luk⁶ gaap³ zau¹ {Mǎ liù jiǎ zhōu}

Malacca, a Malaysian state on the Malay Peninsula's southwest coast

馬首是瞻〔马---〕 maa⁵ sau² si⁶ zim¹ {mǎ shǒu shì zhān}

to follow someone's lead

馬不停蹄〔马---〕 maa⁵ bat¹ ting⁴ tai⁴ {mǎ bù tíng tí}

1. unrelenting
2. without stopping to rest

馬齒徒增〔马齿--〕 maa⁵ ci² tou⁴ zang¹ {mǎ chǐ tú zēng}

(self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom)

馬草夼村〔马---〕 maa⁵ cou² kong³ cyun¹ {Mǎ cǎo kuǎng cūn}

Macaokuang village in Tengjia township 滕家鎮, Rongcheng county 榮成, Weihai 威海, Shandong

馬德拉斯〔马---〕 maa⁵ dak¹ laai¹ si¹ {Mǎ dé lā sī}

Madras or Chennai 欽奈, capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India

馬兜鈴科〔马-铃-〕 maa⁵ dau¹ ling⁴ fo¹ {mǎ dōu líng kē}

Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family of flowering plants, including ginger)

馬兜鈴酸〔马-铃-〕 maa⁵ dau¹ ling⁴ syun¹ {mǎ dōu líng suān}

aristolochic acid

馬到成功〔马---〕 maa⁵ dou³ sing⁴ gung¹ {mǎ dào chéng gōng}

to win instant success (idiom)

馬噶爾尼〔马-尔-〕 maa⁵ gaa¹ ji⁵ nei⁴ {Mǎ gá ěr ní}

1. Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793
2. Paul McCartney, former Beatle

馬格德堡〔马---〕 maa⁵ gaak³ dak¹ bou² {Mǎ gé dé bǎo}

Magdeburg (German city)

馬革裹屍〔马--尸〕 maa⁵ gaak³ gwo² si¹ {mǎ gé guǒ shī}

1. to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)
2. to give one's life on the battlefield

馬戛爾尼〔马-尔-〕 maa⁵ gaat³ ji⁵ nei⁴ {Mǎ jiá ěr ní}

1. Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793
2. Paul McCartney, former Beatle

馬工枚速〔马---〕 maa⁵ gung¹ mui⁴ cuk¹ {Mǎ gōng Méi sù}

1. Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
2. to each his good points

馬關條約〔马关条约〕 maa⁵ gwaan¹ tiu⁴ joek³ {Mǎ guān Tiáo yuē}

Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭

馬可波羅〔马--罗〕 maa⁵ ho² bo¹ lo⁴ {Mǎ kě Bō luó}

Marco Polo (1254-c. 1324), Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk road to China, author of Il Milione (Travels of Marco Polo)

馬可福音〔马---〕 maa⁵ ho² fuk¹ jam¹ {Mǎ kě Fú yīn}

Gospel according to St Mark

馬恩列斯〔马---〕 maa⁵ jan¹ lit⁶ si¹ {Mǎ Ēn Liè Sī}

abbr. for Marx 馬克思, Engels 恩格斯, Lenin 列寧 and Stalin 斯大林

馬丘比丘〔马---〕 maa⁵ jau¹ bei² jau¹ {Mǎ qiū Bǐ qiū}

Machu Picchu

馬爾貝克〔马尔贝-〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ bui³ hak¹ {Mǎ ěr bèi kè}

Malbec (grape type)

馬爾地夫〔马尔--〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ dei⁶ fu¹ {Mǎ ěr dì fū}

the Maldives (Tw)

馬爾代夫〔马尔--〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ doi⁶ fu¹ {Mǎ ěr dài fū}

the Maldives

馬爾庫斯〔马尔库-〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ fu³ si¹ {Mǎ ěr kù sī}

Marcus (name)

馬爾康縣〔马尔-县〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ hong¹ jyun⁶ {Mǎ ěr kāng xiàn}

Barkam county (Tibetan: 'bar khams rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan

馬爾康鎮〔马尔-镇〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ hong¹ zan³ {Mǎ ěr kāng zhèn}

Barkam town (Tibetan: 'bar khams), capital of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan

馬爾卡河〔马尔--〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ kaa¹ ho⁴ {Mǎ ěr kǎ Hé}

Malka River, Russia, a.k.a. Balyksu River

馬爾他人〔马尔--〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ taa¹ jan⁴ {Mǎ ěr tā rén}

Maltese (person)

馬爾他語〔马尔-语〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ taa¹ jyu⁵ {Mǎ ěr tā yǔ}

Maltese (language)

馬爾扎赫〔马尔--〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ zaat³ haak¹ {Mǎ ěr zhā hè}

Marjah, town in Helmand province, Afghanistan

馬拉松賽〔马--赛〕 maa⁵ laai¹ cung⁴ coi³ {mǎ lā sōng sài}

marathon race

馬拉地語〔马--语〕 maa⁵ laai¹ dei⁶ jyu⁵ {Mǎ lā dì yǔ}

Marathi language of west India

馬拉多納〔马--纳〕 maa⁵ laai¹ do¹ naap⁶ {Mǎ lā duō nà}

Diego Maradona (1960-), Argentine footballer

馬拉開波〔马-开-〕 maa⁵ laai¹ hoi¹ bo¹ {Mǎ lā kāi bō}

Maracaibo, Venezuela

馬拉喀什〔马---〕 maa⁵ laai¹ kaa³ sap⁶ {Mǎ lā kā shí}

Marrakech (city in Morocco)

馬蘭基地〔马兰--〕 maa⁵ laan⁴ gei¹ dei⁶ {Mǎ lán jī dì}

Malan military base and atomic test site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

馬里博爾〔马--尔〕 maa⁵ lei⁵ bok³ ji⁵ {Mǎ lǐ bó ěr}

Maribor, 2nd biggest city in Slovenia

馬里蘭州〔马-兰-〕 maa⁵ lei⁵ laan⁴ zau¹ {Mǎ lǐ lán zhōu}

Maryland, US state

馬鈴薯泥〔马铃--〕 maa⁵ ling⁴ syu⁴ nai⁴ {mǎ líng shǔ ní}

mashed potato

馬列主義〔马--义〕 maa⁵ lit⁶ zyu² ji⁶ {Mǎ Liè zhǔ yì}

Marxism-Leninism

馬來半島〔马来-岛〕 maa⁵ loi⁴ bun³ dou² {Mǎ lái Bàn dǎo}

Malay Peninsula (possibly including Indonesia until 1945)

馬來西亞〔马来-亚〕 maa⁵ loi⁴ sai¹ aa³ {Mǎ lái xī yà}

Malaysia

馬路沿兒〔马--儿〕 maa⁵ lou⁶ jyun⁴ ji⁴ {mǎ lù yán r}

1. roadside
2. edge of the road

馬路牙子〔马---〕 maa⁵ lou⁶ ngaa⁴ zi² {mǎ lù yá zi}

curb

馬鹿易形〔马---〕 maa⁵ luk⁶ ji⁶ jing⁴ {mǎ lù yì xíng}

1. to distinguish horse and deer easily
2. to know right from wrong

馬馬虎虎〔马马--〕 maa⁵ maa⁵ fu² fu² {mǎ ma hū hū}

1. careless
2. casual
3. vague
4. not so bad
5. so-so
6. tolerable
7. fair

馬尾軍港〔马-军-〕 maa⁵ mei⁵ gwan¹ gong² {Mǎ wěi jūn gǎng}

Mawei naval base at Fuzhou city (in Qing times)

馬尼托巴〔马---〕 maa⁵ nei⁴ tok³ baa¹ {Mǎ ní tuō bā}

Manitoba province, Canada

馬鞍山市〔马---〕 maa⁵ on¹ saan¹ si⁵ {Mǎ ān shān shì}

Ma'anshan prefecture level city in Anhui

馬薩諸塞〔马萨诸-〕 maa⁵ saat³ zyu¹ sak¹ {Mǎ sà zhū sài}

Massachusetts, US state

馬失前蹄〔马---〕 maa⁵ sat¹ cin⁴ tai⁴ {mǎ shī qián tí}

1. lit. the horse loses its front hooves
2. fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness

馬斯喀特〔马---〕 maa⁵ si¹ kaa³ dak⁶ {Mǎ sī kā tè}

Muscat, capital of Oman

馬斯垂剋〔马--克〕 maa⁵ si¹ seoi⁴ hak¹ {Mǎ sī chuí kè}

Maastricht (Netherlands)

馬上比武〔马---〕 maa⁵ soeng⁶ bei² mou⁵ {mǎ shàng bǐ wǔ}

1. tournament (contest in Western chivalry)
2. jousting

馬蘇里拉〔马苏--〕 maa⁵ sou¹ lei⁵ laai¹ {mǎ sū lǐ lā}

mozzarella (loanword)

馬太福音〔马---〕 maa⁵ taai³ fuk¹ jam¹ {Mǎ tài Fú yīn}

Gospel according to St Matthew

馬太溝鎮〔马-沟镇〕 maa⁵ taai³ kau¹ zan³ {Mǎ tài gōu zhèn}

Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣, Shizuishan 石嘴山, Ningxia

馬提尼克〔马---〕 maa⁵ tai⁴ nei⁴ hak¹ {Mǎ tí ní kè}

Martinique (French Caribbean island)

馬蹄星雲〔马--云〕 maa⁵ tai⁴ sing¹ wan⁴ {Mǎ tí xīng yún}

Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17

馬頭星雲〔马头-云〕 maa⁵ tau⁴ sing¹ wan⁴ {Mǎ tóu xīng yún}

the Horse's Head nebula

馬扎爾語〔马-尔语〕 maa⁵ zaat³ ji⁵ jyu⁵ {Mǎ zhā ěr yǔ}

1. Magyar (language)
2. Hungarian

馬祖列島〔马--岛〕 maa⁵ zou² lit⁶ dou² {Mǎ zǔ Liè dǎo}

Matsu Islands

馬死落地行〔马----〕 maa⁵ sei² lok⁶ dei⁶ haang⁴ {mǎ sǐ lào dì xíng}

to keep pushing on by oneself in face of great hardship

馬達加斯加〔马达---〕 maa⁵ daat⁶ gaa¹ si¹ gaa¹ {Mǎ dá jiā sī jiā}

Madagascar

馬德拉群島〔马---岛〕 maa⁵ dak¹ laai¹ kwan⁴ dou² {Mǎ dé lā Qún dǎo}

1. Madeira
2. the Madeira islands

馬克西米連〔马---连〕 maa⁵ hak¹ sai¹ mai⁵ lin⁴ {Mǎ kè xī mǐ lián}

Maximilian or Maximilien (name)

馬克沁機槍〔马--机枪〕 maa⁵ hak¹ sam³ gei¹ coeng¹ {Mǎ kè qìn jī qiāng}

Maxim machine gun

馬克斯威爾〔马---尔〕 maa⁵ hak¹ si¹ wai¹ ji⁵ {Mǎ kè sī wēi ěr}

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

馬克思主義〔马---义〕 maa⁵ hak¹ si¹ zyu² ji⁶ {Mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì}

Marxism

馬爾堡病毒〔马尔---〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ bou² beng⁶ duk⁶ {mǎ ěr bǎo bìng dú}

Marburg virus

馬爾馬拉海〔马尔马--〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ maa⁵ laai¹ hoi² {Mǎ ěr mǎ lā Hǎi}

Sea of Marmara

馬來西亞人〔马来-亚-〕 maa⁵ loi⁴ sai¹ aa³ jan⁴ {Mǎ lái xī yà rén}

Malaysian person or people

馬來西亞語〔马来-亚语〕 maa⁵ loi⁴ sai¹ aa³ jyu⁵ {Mǎ lái xī yà yǔ}

Malaysian (language)

馬六甲海峽〔马---峡〕 maa⁵ luk⁶ gaap³ hoi² haap⁶ {Mǎ liù jiǎ Hǎi xiá}

the Strait of Malacca or Melaka

馬尼拉大學〔马---学〕 maa⁵ nei⁴ laai¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Mǎ ní lā Dà xué}

University of Manila

馬薩諸塞州〔马萨诸--〕 maa⁵ saat³ zyu¹ sak¹ zau¹ {Mǎ sà zhū sài zhōu}

Massachusetts, US state

馬氏珍珠貝〔马---贝〕 maa⁵ si⁶ zan¹ zyu¹ bui³ {mǎ shì zhēn zhū bèi}

pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)

馬紹爾群島〔马绍尔-岛〕 maa⁵ siu⁶ ji⁵ kwan⁴ dou² {Mǎ shào ěr Qún dǎo}

Marshall Islands

馬託格羅索〔马托-罗-〕 maa⁵ tok³ gaak³ lo⁴ sok³ {Mǎ tuō gé Luó suǒ}

Mato Grosso, western province of Brazil

馬來西亞航空〔马来-亚--〕 maa⁵ loi⁴ sai¹ aa³ hong⁴ hung¹ {Mǎ lái xī yà Háng kōng}

Malaysia Airlines

馬達加斯加島〔马达---岛〕 maa⁵ daat⁶ gaa¹ si¹ gaa¹ dou² {Mǎ dá jiā sī jiā Dǎo}

Madagascar

馬噶爾尼使團〔马-尔--团〕 maa⁵ gaa¹ ji⁵ nei⁴ si³ tyun⁴ {Mǎ gá ěr ní shǐ tuán}

the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793

馬戛爾尼使團〔马-尔--团〕 maa⁵ gaat³ ji⁵ nei⁴ si³ tyun⁴ {Mǎ jiá ěr ní shǐ tuán}

the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793

馬爾可夫過程〔马尔--过-〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ ho² fu¹ gwo³ cing⁴ {Mǎ ěr kě fū guò chéng}

Markov process (mathematics)

馬其頓共和國〔马-顿--国〕 maa⁵ kei⁴ deon⁶ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³ {Mǎ qí dùn Gòng hé guó}

Republic of Macedonia (former Yugoslav republic)

馬里亞納海溝〔马-亚纳-沟〕 maa⁵ lei⁵ aa³ naap⁶ hoi² kau¹ {Mǎ lǐ yà nà Hǎi gōu}

Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)

馬里亞納群島〔马-亚纳-岛〕 maa⁵ lei⁵ aa³ naap⁶ kwan⁴ dou² {Mǎ lǐ yà nà Qún dǎo}

Mariana islands in Pacific

馬利亞納海溝〔马-亚纳-沟〕 maa⁵ lei⁶ aa³ naap⁶ hoi² kau¹ {Mǎ lì yà nà hǎi gōu}

Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)

馬利亞納群島〔马-亚纳-岛〕 maa⁵ lei⁶ aa³ naap⁶ kwan⁴ dou² {Mǎ lì yà nà Qún dǎo}

Mariana Islands in Pacific

馬尾水師學堂〔马--师学-〕 maa⁵ mei⁵ seoi² si¹ hok⁶ tong⁴ {Mǎ wěi shuǐ shī xué táng}

Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty

馬雅可夫斯基〔马-----〕 maa⁵ ngaa⁵ ho² fu¹ si¹ gei¹ {Mǎ yǎ kě fū sī jī}

Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930), Russian poet and dramatist

馬斯特里赫特〔马-----〕 maa⁵ si¹ dak⁶ lei⁵ haak¹ dak⁶ {Mǎ sī tè lǐ hè tè}

Maastricht

馬邊彞族自治縣〔马边彝---县〕 maa⁵ bin¹ ji⁴ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Mǎ biān Yí zú Zì zhì xiàn}

Mabian Yizu Autonomous County in Leshan 樂山, Sichuan

馬哈拉施特拉邦〔马------〕 maa⁵ haa¹ laai¹ si¹ dak⁶ laai¹ bong¹ {Mǎ hā lā shī tè lā bāng}

Maharashtra (state in India)

馬爾維納斯群島〔马尔维纳--岛〕 maa⁵ ji⁵ wai⁴ naap⁶ si¹ kwan⁴ dou² {Mǎ ěr wéi nà sī Qún dǎo}

Malvinas Islands (also known as Falkland Islands)

馬來西亞華人公會〔马来-亚华--会〕 maa⁵ loi⁴ sai¹ aa³ hung¹ jan⁴ gung¹ wui² {Mǎ lái xī yà Huá rén gōng huì}

Malaysian Chinese Association

馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來〔马--------来〕 maa⁵ mei⁵ cyun¹ dau⁶ fu⁶ ，tai⁴ bat¹ hei² loi⁴ {mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai}

1. lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
2. fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提)

馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富〔马无------无----〕 maa⁵ mou⁴ je⁶ cou² bat¹ fei⁴ ，jan⁴ mou⁴ ngoi⁶ faai³ bat¹ fu³ {mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù}

a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom)