馬 (maa5) — Kangxi radical 187 in Cantonese
maaˏ₅馬简 马
Mandarin Pinyin: ma3
Meaning of 馬
nounKangxi radical 187
nounhorse
nouna Chinese family name
Example Sentences with 馬
有男人有一匹白色馬
There was once a man with a white horse.
小馬就是幼馬
A foal is a young horse.
haiˊ²喺maaˏ₅馬loiˎ₄來saiˉ¹西aa˗₃亞，meiˍ₆未munˏ₅滿17sapˍ₆歲catˉ¹嘅seoi˗₃人ge˗₃唔janˎ₄准mˎ₄揸zeonˊ²車。
In Malaysia, those who have not reached the age of 17 cannot (legally) drive.
你就手下留情放佢哋一馬啦。
Show some mercy and let them go.
綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.
Words Containing 馬
跑馬日paau2 maa5 jat6
race days
馬桶maa5 tung2
toilet (lit., "horse bucket")
人有失足, 馬有失蹄jan4 jau5 sat1 zuk1, maa5 jau5 sat1 tai4
everyone makes mistake sometimes (Syn: 人有錯手,馬有失蹄)
悍馬hon5 maa5
a Hummer
馬場maa5 coeng4
a course, racetrack
黃馬褂wong4 maa5 kwaa2
1.Huang Ma Gua (imperial yellow riding jacket of the Qing Dynasty) 2. (slang) relatives of the boss in a company
蛛絲馬跡zyu1 si1 maa5 zik1
traces, clues, evidence left behind
兵荒馬亂bing1 fong1 maa5 lyun6
turmoil and chaos of war
馴馬師seon4 maa5 si1
a horse trainer
馬克思maa5 hak1 si1
Marx; Karl Marx
汗馬功勞hon6 maa5 gung1 lou4
merits achieved on the battlefield; contributions achieved through hard work
騎馬警察ke4 maa5 ging2 caat3
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