Usage of the character 马

horse's back
(traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges

rénmǎ

人马

[人馬]

men and horses
troops
group of people
troop
staff
centaur

chēmǎ

车马

[車馬]

vehicles and horses

tuómǎ

驮马

[馱馬]

pack horse

zhúmǎ

竹马

[竹馬]

bamboo stick used as a toy horse

mǎliú

马骝

[馬騮]

monkey (dialect)
little monkey (affectionate term for children, subordinates)

Fèimǎ

费马

[費馬]

variant of 費瑪／费玛 ( Fèimǎ)

mǎbù

马步

[馬步]

(martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse)

mǎtí

马蹄

[馬蹄]

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

pǎomǎtīng

跑马厅

[跑馬廳]

horse racing track
racetrack

pǎomǎdēng

跑马灯

[跑馬燈]

lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節／元宵节 ( Yuánxiāojié)
chaser lights
self-scrolling horizontal text display, such as a news ticker

fēngmǎqí

风马旗

[風馬旗]

Tibetan prayer flag

lòumǎjiǎo

露马脚

[露馬腳]

to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
to give the game away

bànrénmǎ

半人马

[半人馬]

centaur (mythology)

Sīmǎ Guāng

司马光

[司馬光]

Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒／资治通鉴

Lāmǎdān

拉马丹

[拉馬丹]

Ramadan (loanword)

mǎtítiě

马蹄铁

[馬蹄鐵]

horseshoe

Mǎgōngshì

马公市

[馬公市]

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

Mǎdélǐ

马德里

[馬德里]

Madrid, capital of Spain

Yàmǎxùn

亚马逊

[亞馬遜]

Amazon

Mǎnáguā

马拿瓜

[馬拿瓜]

Managua, capital of Nicaragua (Tw)

yīmǎmǔ

伊马姆

[伊馬姆]

see 伊瑪目／伊玛目 (yīmǎmù)

Mǎlǐ'ào

马里奥

[馬里奧]

Mario (name)

Mǎlìjī

马利基

[馬利基]

Maliki or Al-Maliki (name)
Nouri Kamel al-Maliki (1950-) prime minister of Iraq 2006-2014

mǎkǎlóng

马卡龙

[馬卡龍]

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

Mǎ Yǒuyǒu

马友友

[馬友友]

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

zhǐmǎr

纸马儿

[紙馬兒]

erhua variant of 紙馬／纸马 (zhǐmǎ)

hèmǎjī

褐马鸡

[褐馬雞]

(bird species of China) brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum)

xùnmǎchǎng

驯马场

[馴馬場]

horse training ground

qímǎzhě

骑马者

[騎馬者]

horseman
rider
mounted soldier

Bāmǎkē

巴马科

[巴馬科]

Bamako, capital of Mali

Aòmǎ'ěr

奥马尔

[奧馬爾]

Omar (Arabic name)

Xīn- Mǎ- Tài

新马泰

[新馬泰]

abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 ( Xinjiāpo) + Malaysia 馬來西亞／马来西亚 ( Mǎlǎixiyǎ) + Thailand 泰國／泰国 ( Tàiguo)

Mǎsàizú

马赛族

[馬賽族]

Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Maasai people of Kenya

Mǎpǔtuō

马普托

[馬普托]

Maputo, capital of Mozambique

Aòbāmǎ

奥巴马

[奧巴馬]

Barack Obama (1961-), US Democrat politician, president 2009-2017

Mǎkèsī

马克思

[馬克思]

Marx (name)
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German revolutionary, economist and historian

pāimǎzhě

拍马者

[拍馬者]

flatterer
toady

Mǎ Yīngjiǔ

马英九

[馬英九]

Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016

guòmǎlù

过马路

[過馬路]

to cross the street

mǎshàngfēng

马上风

[馬上風]

death during sexual intercourse

mǎdàichá

马黛茶

[馬黛茶]

(loanword) maté (drink)

mǎyīnghuā

马缨花

[馬纓花]

Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
tree rhododendron (Rhododendron delavayi)

mǎqiánzú

马前卒

[馬前卒]

lackey
errand boy
lit. runner before a carriage

yàmǎlù

压马路

[壓馬路]

variant of 軋馬路／轧马路 (yàmǎlù)
Taiwan pr. (yāmǎlù)

Hāmǎ'ěr

哈马尔

[哈馬爾]

Hamar (town in Norway)

Mǎwěigǎng

马尾港

[馬尾港]

Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city

mǎlāgāo

马拉糕

[馬拉糕]

Cantonese sponge cake also known as mara cake

Sàimǎhuì

赛马会

[賽馬會]

the Jockey Club, Hong Kong philanthropic organization (and former gentleman's club)

mǎbīnglang

马槟榔

[馬檳榔]

caper

Mǎ'ěrjiǎ

马尔贾

[馬爾賈]

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

dūnmǎbù

蹲马步

[蹲馬步]

to do a martial-art squat

yàmǎlù

轧马路

[軋馬路]

to stroll around the streets (esp. of a young couple)

Mǎ'ěrmò

马尔默

[馬爾默]

Malmo (Malmo city, of Sweden)

Mǎsàiqǔ

马赛曲

[馬賽曲]

La Marseillaise

Luómǎfǎ

罗马法

[羅馬法]

Roman law

mùmǎrén

牧马人

[牧馬人]

herdsman (of horses)
wrangler

Bānámǎ

巴拿马

[巴拿馬]

Panama

Mǎ Huàténg

马化腾

[馬化騰]

Ma Huateng aka Pony Ma (1971-), Chinese business magnate, CEO of Tencent

luómǎhuà

罗马化

[羅馬化]

romanization

Qúnmǎxiàn

群马县

[群馬縣]

Gumma prefecture in northern Japan

dāomǎdàn

刀马旦

[刀馬旦]

female warrior role in Chinese opera

Jīnmǎjiǎng

金马奖

[金馬獎]

Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards

mǎlínbā

马林巴

[馬林巴]

marimba (loanword)

mǎlíngshǔ

马铃薯

[馬鈴薯]

potato

pǎomǎchǎng

跑马场

[跑馬場]

racecourse

gǔ Luómǎ

古罗马

[古羅馬]

ancient Rome

Tuōmǎsī

托马斯

[托馬斯]

Thomas (male name)

Sīmǎ Yì

司马懿

[司馬懿]

Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty

Mǎdīnglú

马丁炉

[馬丁爐]

Martin furnace
open hearth furnace
open hearth

Bīnmǎnà

彬马那

[彬馬那]

Pyinmana, town in central Myanmar

Mǎsàilú

马塞卢

[馬塞盧]

Maseru, capital of Lesotho

Sīmǎ Fǎ

司马法

[司馬法]

“Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū), written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴／司马穰苴 ( Sīmǎ Rángjū)

Gěngmǎxiàn

耿马县

[耿馬縣]

Gengma Dai and Va autonomous county in Lincang 臨滄／临沧 ( Líncāng), Yunnan

Mǎláiwén

马来文

[馬來文]

Malaysian language

Mǎhādí

马哈迪

[馬哈迪]

Mahathir bin Mohamad (1925-), Malaysian politician, prime minister 1981-2003 and 2018-2020

Mǎsīnèi

马斯内

[馬斯內]

Jules Massenet (1842-1912), French composer

zǒumǎdēng

走马灯

[走馬燈]

lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節／元宵节 ( Yuánxiāojié)
(fig.) revolving door; musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)

mǎyīngdān

马缨丹

[馬纓丹]

lantana (botany)

mǎtǒngbá

马桶拔

[馬桶拔]

plunger for unblocking toilet

Mǎ Zhōngxī

马中锡

[馬中錫]

Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable The Wolf of Zhongshan 中山狼傳／中山狼传 ( Zhōngshān Láng Zhuàn)

mǎdīngní

马丁尼

[馬丁尼]

martini (loanword)

báimǎgǔ

白马股

[白馬股]

gilt-edged securities

Mǎ Liè Máo

马列毛

[馬列毛]

Marx, Lenin and Mao

Mǎláiyǔ

马来语

[馬來語]

Malaysian language

Mǎnàguā

马那瓜

[馬那瓜]

Managua, capital of Nicaragua

sàimǎchǎng

赛马场

[賽馬場]

race course
race ground
race track

Mǎyuētè

马约特

[馬約特]

Mayotte, island between NW Madagascar and Mozambique

Mǎlāwéi

马拉维

[馬拉維]

Malawi

Pǎomǎ Shān

跑马山

[跑馬山]

Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定 ( Kāngdìng), Sichuan

mǎtílián

马蹄莲

[馬蹄蓮]

calla
calla lily

mǎnǎijiǔ

马奶酒

[馬奶酒]

kumis
horse milk wine

Mǎmùchǔ

马穆楚

[馬穆楚]

Mamoudzou, capital of Mayotte

tàomǎgǎn

套马杆

[套馬桿]

lasso on long wooden pole

Mǎ Zhìyuǎn

马致远

[馬致遠]

Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇／杂剧 (zájù) tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家 ( Yuánqǔ Sì Dàjiā)

huímǎqiāng

回马枪

[回馬槍]

sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)

Mǎ Náncūn

马南邨

[馬南邨]

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

Bāhāmǎ

巴哈马

[巴哈馬]

The Bahamas

mùmǎjì

木马计

[木馬計]

wooden horse stratagem (cf Trojan horse)

Mǎláirén

马来人

[馬來人]

Malay person or people

Réntóumǎ

人头马

[人頭馬]

Rémy Martin cognac

Mǎ'ěrtā

马尔他

[馬爾他]

Malta (Tw)

Duìmǎ Dǎo

对马岛

[對馬島]

Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea

Mǎdéwàng

马德望

[馬德望]

Battambang

shāmǎtè

杀马特

[殺馬特]

Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from "smart")

Sīmǎ Tán

司马谈

[司馬談]

Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷／司马迁 ( Sīmǎ Qiān)

Yǎmǎhā

雅马哈

[雅馬哈]

Yamaha

mǎdàhā

马大哈

[馬大哈]

a careless person
scatterbrain
frivolous and forgetful
abbr. for 馬馬虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈／马马虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈

Oūbāmǎ

欧巴马

[歐巴馬]

Taiwanese variant of 奧巴馬／奥巴马 ( Aòbāmǎ), Barack Obama (1961-), US Democrat politician, president 2009-2017

xiàmǎwēi

下马威

[下馬威]

display of severity immediately on taking office
(fig.) initial show of strength

Luòmǎzhōu

落马洲

[落馬洲]

Lok Ma Chau (place in Hong Kong)

Mǎliùjiǎ

马六甲

[馬六甲]

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

Mǎlüèkǎ

马略卡

[馬略卡]

Majorca (island of Spain)

Mǎzìdá

马自达

[馬自達]

Mazda, Japanese car make (derived from name Matsuda 松田)
also known as 萬事得／万事得

Mǎ Wángduī

马王堆

[馬王堆]

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

mǎlìjīn

马利筋

[馬利筋]

tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)

Suǒmǎlǐ

索马里

[索馬里]

Somalia

sàqímǎ

萨其马

[薩其馬]

see 沙琪瑪／沙琪玛 (shāqímǎ)

Mǎcūnqū

马村区

[馬村區]

Macun district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市 ( Jiāozuòshì), Henan

mǎchǐxiàn

马齿苋

[馬齒莧]

Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)

Xiǎomǎzuò

小马座

[小馬座]

Equuleus (constellation)

Mǎguānxiàn

马关县

[馬關縣]

Maguan 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 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Mǎbùduō

马布多

[馬布多]

Maputo, capital of Mozambique (Tw)

qiānlǐmǎ

千里马

[千里馬]

lit. ten thousand mile horse
fine steed

pǐmǎlì

匹马力

[匹馬力]

horsepower

Bāmǎxiàn

巴马县

[巴馬縣]

Bama Yaozu autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi

Mǎqídùn

马其顿

[馬其頓]

Macedonia

mǎkǒutiě

马口铁

[馬口鐵]

tinplate
tin (tin-coated steel)

lánmǎjī

蓝马鸡

[藍馬雞]

(bird species of China) blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)

mǎlùkǒu

马路口

[馬路口]

intersection (of roads)

Hóumǎshì

侯马市

[侯馬市]

Houma, county-level city in Linfen 臨汾／临汾 ( Línfén), Shanxi

Mǎbólè

马伯乐

[馬伯樂]

Maspero (name)

Luómǎnuò

罗马诺

[羅馬諾]

Romano (name)

cǎonímǎ

草泥马

[草泥馬]

grass mud horse
used as a substitute for 肏你媽／肏你妈 (càonǐmā), to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet

zàngmǎjī

藏马鸡

[藏馬雞]

(bird species of China) Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani)

Mǎsīkè

马斯克

[馬斯克]

Elon Musk (1971-), business magnate and co-founder of Tesla Motors

Mǎ'ěrgǔ

马尔谷

[馬爾谷]

Mark
St Mark the evangelist
less common variant of 馬克／马克 ( Mǎkè) preferred by the Catholic Church

Mǎbiānxiàn

马边县

[馬邊縣]

Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan

Mǎsī Hé

马斯河

[馬斯河]

Maas or Meuse River, Western Europe

Mǎ Jùnrén

马俊仁

[馬俊仁]

Ma Junren (1944-), Chinese track coach

Fèi'ěrmǎ

费尔马

[費爾馬]

Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665), French mathematician

Mǎtàigōu

马太沟

[馬太溝]

Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣／平罗县 ( Píngluóxiàn), Shizuishan 石嘴山 ( Shízuǐshān), Ningxia

Mǎkèlóng

马克龙

[馬克龍]

Emmanuel Macron (1977-), president of France from 2017

Mǎ'ěrtā

马耳他

[馬耳他]

Malta

mǎlánhuā

马兰花

[馬蘭花]

iris
Iris tectorum

mǎhòupào

马后炮

[馬後砲]

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

Mǎ'ānshān

马鞍山

[馬鞍山]

Ma'anshan prefecture-level city in Anhui

mǎkèbǐ

马克笔

[馬克筆]

marker (loanword)
felt marker

Mǎzhūluó

马朱罗

[馬朱羅]

Majuro, capital of Marshall Islands

Mǎhèshù

马赫数

[馬赫數]

Mach number (fluid mechanics)

Mǎlǐxùn

马礼逊

[馬禮遜]

Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Presbyterian minister, translator, and the London Missionary Society's first missionary to China

Zhùmǎdiàn

驻马店

[駐馬店]

Zhumadian, prefecture-level city in Henan

Mǎ Fújūn

马服君

[馬服君]

Ma Fujun, famous general of Zhao 趙國／赵国

bānmǎyú

斑马鱼

[斑馬魚]

zebrafish

suǒmǎtián

索马甜

[索馬甜]

(loanword) thaumatin

Mǎjiājūn

马家军

[馬家軍]

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

mǎlāzhǎn

马拉盏

[馬拉盞]

(loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste)

mǎwěibiàn

马尾辫

[馬尾辮]

ponytail

Mǎlādì

马拉地

[馬拉地]

Marathi language of west India

Mǎláiyà

马来亚

[馬來亞]

Malaya

Pàmǎsēn

帕马森

[帕馬森]

Parmesan

Aòmǎhā

奥马哈

[奧馬哈]

Omaha

Mǎlābó

马拉博

[馬拉博]

Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea

Mǎyāokǎ

马约卡

[馬約卡]

Majorca (island of Spain)

mǎsàikè

马赛克

[馬賽克]

mosaic (loanword)
pixelation

Mǎlìyà

马利亚

[馬利亞]

Maria (name)
Mary, mother of Jesus Christ

bānmǎxiàn

斑马线

[斑馬線]

crosswalk
zebra crossing

hànxuèmǎ

汗血马

[汗血馬]

(in ancient times) Ferghana horse; (later) fine horse

xùnmǎrén

驯马人

[馴馬人]

horse trainer

Shūmǎhè

舒马赫

[舒馬赫]

Michael Schumacher (1969-), former German racing driver

Wūmǎhé

乌马河

[烏馬河]

Wumahe district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Mǎ'ěrsī

马尔斯

[馬爾斯]

Mars (Roman God of War)

mǎtíxiè

马蹄蟹

[馬蹄蟹]

horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)

pāimǎpì

拍马屁

[拍馬屁]

to flatter
to fawn on
to butter sb up
toadying
bootlicking

hóngmǎjiǎ

红马甲

[紅馬甲]

red waistcoat
(stock market) floor trader; floor broker

Mǎzhā'ěr

马扎尔

[馬扎爾]

Magyar
Hungarian

Mǎ Liánliáng

马连良

[馬連良]

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

Mǎdélǐ

马德里

[馬德裡]

variant of 馬德里／马德里 ( Mǎdélǐ), Madrid

mǎjūzi

马驹子

[馬駒子]

see 馬駒／马驹 (mǎjū)

Duōduōmǎ

多多马

[多多馬]

Dodoma, capital of Tanzania

Mǎtiānní

马天尼

[馬天尼]

Martini

bīngmǎyǒng

兵马俑

[兵馬俑]

figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead
Terracotta Army (historic site)

mǎtíxíng

马蹄形

[馬蹄形]

horseshoe shape

Mǎcǎokuǎng

马草夼

[馬草夼]

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

Yàmǎsūn

亚马孙

[亞馬孫]

Amazon

Sīmǎ Zhāo

司马昭

[司馬昭]

Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏 ( Cáo Wèi)

Mǎkění

马可尼

[馬可尼]

Marconi, UK electronics company

hǎimǎhuí

海马回

[海馬迴]

hippocampus

Yìmǎshì

义马市

[義馬市]

Yima, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽／三门峡 ( Sānménxiá), Henan

Báimǎ Sì

白马寺

[白馬寺]

the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China

mǎpìjīng

马屁精

[馬屁精]

toady
bootlicker

mǎhuíchóng

马蛔虫

[馬蛔蟲]

horse roundworm
parascaris equorum

Hāmǎsī

哈马斯

[哈馬斯]

Hamas (radical Palestinian group)

Amǎxùn

阿马逊

[阿馬遜]

Amazon
also written 亞馬遜／亚马逊 ( Yàmǎxùn)

Shèngmǎluò

圣马洛

[聖馬洛]

St Malo, town in Normandy

mǎhòupào

马后炮

[馬後炮]

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

mǎshājī

马杀鸡

[馬殺雞]

massage (loanword)

mǎhǎimáo

马海毛

[馬海毛]

mohair (loanword)

tīmǎcì

踢马刺

[踢馬刺]

horse spur

mǎtóuqín

马头琴

[馬頭琴]

morin khuur (Mongolian bowed stringed instrument)

Mǎ'ēn Dǎo

马恩岛

[馬恩島]

Isle of Man, British Isles
Isle of Mann

Mǎsūdé

马苏德

[馬蘇德]

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

mǎwěisōng

马尾松

[馬尾松]

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

Sīmǎ Yán

司马炎

[司馬炎]

Sima Yan (236-290), founder and first emperor (265-290) of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉／西晋 ( Xī Jìn), posthumous name 晉武帝／晋武帝 ( Jìn Wudǐ)

Mǎ Fúzǐ

马服子

[馬服子]

Ma Fuzi (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國／赵国 ( Zhào Guó), who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰／长平之战 ( Chángpíngzhī Zhàn) in 260 BC
also called Zhao Kuo 趙括／赵括 ( Zhào Kuò)

mǎdāzi

马褡子

[馬褡子]

saddle-bag

Mǎxiē'ěr

马歇尔

[馬歇爾]

Marshall (name)
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

Lì Mǎdòu

利马窦

[利馬竇]

Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China
erroneous spelling of 利瑪竇／利玛窦

Kāngmǎxiàn

康马县

[康馬縣]

Kangmar county, Tibetan: Khang dmar rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

Mǎsīluò

马斯洛

[馬斯洛]

Maslow (surname)
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970), US psychologist

Mǎlǐlán

马里兰

[馬里蘭]

Maryland, US state

chuānmǎlù

穿马路

[穿馬路]

to cross (a street)

báimǎjī

白马鸡

[白馬雞]

(bird species of China) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)

fàngyīmǎ

放一马

[放一馬]

to let (sb) off
to let (sb) get away with sth

mǎkèbēi

马克杯

[馬克杯]

mug (loanword)

Luómǎxié

罗马鞋

[羅馬鞋]

caligae (sandals worn by Roman soldiers in ancient times)
(fashion) Roman-style sandals
ankle-strap sandals

Suǒmǎlì

索马利

[索馬利]

variant of 索馬里／索马里 ( Suǒmǎlǐ)

Mǎlāwēi

马拉威

[馬拉威]

Malawi (Tw)

Mǎshìguǎn

马氏管

[馬氏管]

Malpighian tubule system (in the insect digestive tract etc)

Pǎomǎdì

跑马地

[跑馬地]

Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong)

Mǎ'ěrkāng

马尔康

[馬爾康]

Barkam town (Tibetan: 'bar khams), capital of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

Mǎkèqìn

马克沁

[馬克沁]

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

mǎxìtuán

马戏团

[馬戲團]

circus

Luómǎshū

罗马书

[羅馬書]

Epistle of St Paul to the Romans

Fēimǎzuò

飞马座

[飛馬座]

Pegasus (constellation)

mǎláihéng

马来鸻

[馬來鴴]

(bird species of China) Malaysian plover (Anarhynchus peronii)

Mǎnílā

马尼拉

[馬尼拉]

Manila, capital of Philippines

Mǎlājiā

马拉加

[馬拉加]

Málaga, Spain
Malaga city in Iranian East Azerbaijan

Mǎnàmǎ

马纳马

[馬納馬]

Manama, capital of Bahrain

Mǎ Sānlì

马三立

[馬三立]

Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian

hǎimǎtǐ

海马体

[海馬體]

hippocampus

mǎbójùn

马勃菌

[馬勃菌]

puffball (mushroom in the division Basidiomycota)

Aìmǎshì

爱马仕

[愛馬仕]

Hermès (brand)

xīgémǎ

西格马

[西格馬]

sigma (Greek letter Σσ)

Mǎsānjiā

马三家

[馬三家]

Masanjia town in Yuhong District 于洪區／于洪区 ( Yúhóng Qū) in Liaoning, known for its re-education through labor camp

Sīmǎ Qiān

司马迁

[司馬遷]

Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記／史记 ( Shǐjì), known as the father of Chinese historiography

Mǎkèhóng

马克宏

[馬克宏]

(Tw) Emmanuel Macron (1977-), president of France from 2017

Mǎshānxiàn

马山县

[馬山縣]

Mashan county in Nanning 南寧／南宁 ( Nánníng), Guangxi

luómǎzì

罗马字

[羅馬字]

the Latin alphabet

fúmǎlín

福马林

[福馬林]

formalin (loanword)

shuāngmǎwěi

双马尾

[雙馬尾]

(hairstyle) unplaited pigtails
twin ponytails
bunches

Suǒmǎlǐ

索马里

[索馬裡]

variant of 索馬里／索马里 ( Suǒmǎlǐ)
Somalia

Rénmǎzuò

人马座

[人馬座]

Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

mǎlāsōng

马拉松

[馬拉松]

marathon (loanword)

rénmǎbì

人马臂

[人馬臂]

Sagittarius spiral arm (of our galaxy)

Mǎkùsè

马库色

[馬庫色]

Marcuse (philosopher)

Dà Zhòngmǎ

大仲马

[大仲馬]

Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870), French writer

Mǎwěi Qū

马尾区

[馬尾區]

Mawei, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

Mǎnǎosī

马瑙斯

[馬瑙斯]

Manaus (city in Brazil)

Mǎlóngxiàn

马龙县

[馬龍縣]

Malong county in Qujing 曲靖 ( Qǔjìng), Yunnan

Mǎwěishuǐ

马尾水

[馬尾水]

Mawei river through Fuzhou city

mǎfènzhǐ

马粪纸

[馬糞紙]

strawboard

mǎjiāoyú

马鲛鱼

[馬鮫魚]

Spanish mackerel

bǎmǎzi

把马子

[把馬子]

to pick up a girl; to get a girl

wànmǎbēnténg

万马奔腾

[萬馬奔騰]

lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom)
fig. going full steam ahead

Zāmǎlǔdīng

扎马鲁丁

[紮馬魯丁]

see 紮馬剌丁／扎马剌丁 ( Zāmǎládīng)

mǎmahūhū

马马虎虎

[馬馬虎虎]

careless
casual
vague
not so bad
so-so
tolerable
fair

mǎdōulíngsuān

马兜铃酸

[馬兜鈴酸]

aristolochic acid

Mǎ'ěrtāyǔ

马尔他语

[馬爾他語]

Maltese (language)

Mǎ En Liè Sī

马恩列斯

[馬恩列斯]

abbr. for Marx 馬克思／马克思 ( Mǎkèsī), Engels 恩格斯 ( Engésī), Lenin 列寧／列宁 ( Lièníng) and Stalin 斯大林 ( Sīdàlín)

tuōjiāngyěmǎ

脱缰野马

[脫韁野馬]

a wild horse that refuses to be bridled (a metaphor for sth that runs wild)

zhǐlùzuòmǎ

指鹿作马

[指鹿作馬]

to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth

tǒngmǎfēngwō

捅马蜂窝

[捅馬蜂窩]

(fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest

Mǎ'ěrkǎ Hé

马尔卡河

[馬爾卡河]

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

Mǎsīkātè

马斯喀特

[馬斯喀特]

Muscat, capital of Oman

rénkùnmǎfá

人困马乏

[人困馬乏]

riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
worn out
exhausted
spent
fatigued

zhāobīngmǎimǎ

招兵买马

[招兵買馬]

lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom)
fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff

Luómǎníyà

罗马尼亚

[羅馬尼亞]

Romania

mǎlíngshǔní

马铃薯泥

[馬鈴薯泥]

mashed potato

dǎmǎsàikè

打马赛克

[打馬賽克]

to censor an image
to pixelate

kuàimǎjiābiān

快马加鞭

[快馬加鞭]

to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
to go as fast as possible

mǎdōulíngkē

马兜铃科

[馬兜鈴科]

Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family of flowering plants, including ginger)

tǔniúmùmǎ

土牛木马

[土牛木馬]

clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
worthless object

Sāmǎ'ěrgàn

撒马尔干

[撒馬爾幹]

Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan
also written 撒馬爾罕／撒马尔罕 ( Sāmǎ'ěrhǎn)

Bāmǎgānlào

巴马干酪

[巴馬乾酪]

Parmesan cheese

xuányálèmǎ

悬崖勒马

[懸崖勒馬]

lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
fig. to act in the nick of time

sānmǎtóngcáo

三马同槽

[三馬同槽]

three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿／司马懿 ( Sīmǎ Yì) and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof

kāizúmǎlì

开足马力

[開足馬力]

to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed
fig. to work as hard as possible

fēiyīngzǒumǎ

飞鹰走马

[飛鷹走馬]

to ride out hawking (idiom); to hunt

tuōjiāngzhīmǎ

脱缰之马

[脫韁之馬]

lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse
out of control

gāmǎshèxiàn

伽马射线

[伽馬射線]

gamma rays

Wēidìmǎlā

危地马拉

[危地馬拉]

Guatemala
see also 瓜地馬拉／瓜地马拉 ( Guādìmǎlā)

niúniánmǎyuè

牛年马月

[牛年馬月]

see 猴年馬月／猴年马月 (hóuniánmǎyuè)

běisǒushīmǎ

北叟失马

[北叟失馬]

lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

zǒumǎguānhuā

走马观花

[走馬觀花]

lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing
fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information

Mǎ'ěrkùsī

马尔库斯

[馬爾庫斯]

Marcus (name)

mùmǎbìngdú

木马病毒

[木馬病毒]

Trojan horse (type of computer virus)

mǎbùtíngtí

马不停蹄

[馬不停蹄]

unrelenting
without stopping to rest

qīngqiúféimǎ

轻裘肥马

[輕裘肥馬]

lit. light furs and stout horses
fig. to live in luxury

zǒumǎzhāngtái

走马章台

[走馬章臺]

to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes

Yàmǎsūn Hé

亚马孙河

[亞馬孫河]

Amazon River

Pǔshìyěmǎ

普氏野马

[普氏野馬]

Przevalski horse (Equus przewalskii) wild horse of Central Asia first identified in 1881 by Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski 普爾熱瓦爾斯基／普尔热瓦尔斯基

zhúmǎzhījiāo

竹马之交

[竹馬之交]

childhood friend (idiom)

Mǎqiū Bǐqiū

马丘比丘

[馬丘比丘]

Machu Picchu

Mǎtàigōuzhèn

马太沟镇

[馬太溝鎮]

Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣／平罗县 ( Píngluóxiàn), Shizuishan 石嘴山 ( Shízuǐshān), Ningxia

yīmǎdāngxiān

一马当先

[一馬當先]

(idiom) to take the lead

Mǎ'ěrkāngzhèn

马尔康镇

[馬爾康鎮]

Barkam town (Tibetan: 'bar khams), capital of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

fàngmǎhòupào

放马后炮

[放馬後炮]

to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective

mǎsūlǐlā

马苏里拉

[馬蘇里拉]

mozzarella (loanword)

Mǎcǎokuǎngcūn

马草夼村

[馬草夼村]

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

Mǎguān Tiáoyuē

马关条约

[馬關條約]

Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭／甲午战争 ( Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng)

Yìsīmǎyí

易司马仪

[易司馬儀]

Ismail (name)
Shāh Ismāil I (1487-1524), founder of Persian Safavid dynasty, reigned 1501-1524

jiāzúmǎlì

加足马力

[加足馬力]

to go at full throttle
(fig.) to go all out
to kick into high gear

réngāomǎdà

人高马大

[人高馬大]

tall and strong

jīngētiěmǎ

金戈铁马

[金戈鐵馬]

very powerful army

dòujīzǒumǎ

斗鸡走马

[鬥雞走馬]

cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble

dǎmǎhuyǎn

打马虎眼

[打馬虎眼]

to play dumb
to slack off (idiom)

wànmǎqíyīn

万马齐喑

[萬馬齊喑]

thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out
an atmosphere of political oppression

lüchún-mǎzuǐ

驴唇马嘴

[驢脣馬嘴]

see 驢唇不對馬嘴／驴唇不对马嘴 (lüchúnbùduìmǎzui)

Tián Jìsàimǎ

田忌赛马

[田忌賽馬]

Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)

ānmǎláodùn

鞍马劳顿

[鞍馬勞頓]

travel-worn

quǎnmǎzhīláo

犬马之劳

[犬馬之勞]

lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom)
fig. faithful service

zuòniúzuòmǎ

做牛做马

[做牛做馬]

lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard

chuīniúpāimǎ

吹牛拍马

[吹牛拍馬]

to resort to bragging and flattering

Mǎláixīyà

马来西亚

[馬來西亞]

Malaysia

Luómǎ Dìguó

罗马帝国

[羅馬帝國]

Roman Empire (27 BC-476 AD)

mǎshīqiántí

马失前蹄

[馬失前蹄]

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

Mǎnítuōbā

马尼托巴

[馬尼托巴]

Manitoba province, Canada

Mǎlākāshí

马拉喀什

[馬拉喀什]

Marrakech (city in Morocco)

jiàn Mǎkèsī

见马克思

[見馬克思]

to die
lit. to visit Marx
to pass away

shítúlǎomǎ

识途老马

[識途老馬]

lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague

mǎ'ěrdōngfēng

马耳东风

[馬耳東風]

lit. the east wind blowing in a horse's ear (idiom)
fig. words one pays no heed to

hàiqúnzhīmǎ

害群之马

[害群之馬]

lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)
fig. troublemaker
black sheep
rotten apple

Yàmǎxùn Hé

亚马逊河

[亞馬遜河]

Amazon River

dānrénpǐmǎ

单人匹马

[單人匹馬]

single-handedly (idiom)

Ménggēmǎlì

蒙哥马利

[蒙哥馬利]

Bernard Montgomery (Montie) (1887-1976), Second World War British field marshal
Montgomery or Montgomerie (surname)

bǎiyóumǎlù

柏油马路

[柏油馬路]

tarred road
asphalt road

bǎomǎxiāngchē

宝马香车

[寶馬香車]

precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
ostentatious display of luxury

zhúmǎzhīyǒu

竹马之友

[竹馬之友]

see 竹馬之交／竹马之交 (zhúmǎzhījiāo)

Sāmǎ'ěrhǎn

撒马尔罕

[撒馬爾罕]

Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan

Mǎkě Fúyīn

马可福音

[馬可福音]

Gospel according to St Mark

xuánzhuǎnmùmǎ

旋转木马

[旋轉木馬]

merry-go-round
carousel

Luómǎshùzì

罗马数字

[羅馬數字]

Roman numerals

hóuniánmǎyuè

猴年马月

[猴年馬月]

long time off
time that will never come

Mǎgédébǎo

马格德堡

[馬格德堡]

Magdeburg (German city)

mǎlùyázi

马路牙子

[馬路牙子]

curb

niúsōumǎbó

牛溲马勃

[牛溲馬勃]

cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense
insignificant

qímǎzhǎomǎ

骑马找马

[騎馬找馬]

(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

qiānjūnwànmǎ

千军万马

[千軍萬馬]

magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
all the King's horses and all the King's men

zǒumǎkànhuā

走马看花

[走馬看花]

lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information

Sàmǎlánqí

萨马兰奇

[薩馬蘭奇]

Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-2010), Spanish Olympic official, president of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001

Luómǎliángxié

罗马凉鞋

[羅馬涼鞋]

Roman sandals
ankle-strap sandals

Luómǎjiàotíng

罗马教廷

[羅馬教廷]

the Church (as Royal Court)
the Holy See
the Vatican

Mǎ Lièzhǔyì

马列主义

[馬列主義]

Marxism-Leninism

Qīngmǎ Dàqiáo

青马大桥

[青馬大橋]

Tsing Ma Bridge (to Hong Kong Airport)

hànxuèbǎomǎ

汗血宝马

[汗血寶馬]

Ferghana horse

Guādìmǎlā

瓜地马拉

[瓜地馬拉]

Guatemala (Tw)

qílüzhǎomǎ

骑驴找马

[騎驢找馬]

(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

lóngmǎjīngshén

龙马精神

[龍馬精神]

old but still full of vitality (idiom)

Hābèimǎsī

哈贝马斯

[哈貝馬斯]

Jürgen Habermas (1929-), German social philosopher

Lìmǎsuǒ'ěr

利马索尔

[利馬索爾]

Limassol, Cyprus
Lemesos

Zhámǎládīng

札马剌丁

[札馬剌丁]

see 紮馬剌丁／扎马剌丁 ( Zāmǎládīng)

mǎshàngbǐwǔ

马上比武

[馬上比武]

tournament (contest in Western chivalry)
jousting

mǎshǒushìzhān

马首是瞻

[馬首是瞻]

to follow blindly (idiom)
to take as one's only guide

yuánbānrénmǎ

原班人马

[原班人馬]

original cast
former team

lùchūmǎjiǎo

露出马脚

[露出馬腳]

to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
to give the game away

Shèngmǎlìnuò

圣马利诺

[聖馬利諾]

San Marino (Tw)

yùnhuòmǎchē

运货马车

[運貨馬車]

cargo wagon

Mǎkě Bōluó

马可波罗

[馬可波羅]

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

luómǎdàchē

骡马大车

[騾馬大車]

mule and horse carts

hūniúhūmǎ

呼牛呼马

[呼牛呼馬]

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

yīmǎpíngchuān

一马平川

[一馬平川]

flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

zǒumǎshàngrèn

走马上任

[走馬上任]

(idiom) to take office; to assume a post

Mǎlādìyǔ

马拉地语

[馬拉地語]

Marathi language of west India

dānqiāngpǐmǎ

单枪匹马

[單槍匹馬]

lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed
unaccompanied

Lāmǎtè Gān

拉马特甘

[拉馬特甘]

Ramat Gan, city in Israel, location of Bar-Ilan University

Bànrénmǎzuò

半人马座

[半人馬座]

Centaurus (constellation)

lǎomǎsīfēng

老马嘶风

[老馬嘶風]

old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

rénhǎnmǎsī

人喊马嘶

[人喊馬嘶]

lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom)
fig. tumultuous
hubbub

Mǎ'ěrdàifū

马尔代夫

[馬爾代夫]

the Maldives

féimǎqīngqiú

肥马轻裘

[肥馬輕裘]

lit. stout horses and light furs
fig. to live in luxury

zǒumǎfùrèn

走马赴任

[走馬赴任]

see 走馬上任／走马上任 (zǒumǎshàngrèn)

zhūsīmǎjì

蛛丝马迹

[蛛絲馬跡]

lit. spider's thread and horse track
tiny hints (of a secret)
traces
clue

Luómǎzìmǔ

罗马字母

[羅馬字母]

Roman letters
Roman alphabet

Mǎlánjīdì

马兰基地

[馬蘭基地]

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

Mǎtíxīngyún

马蹄星云

[馬蹄星雲]

Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17

shēngāomǎdà

身高马大

[身高馬大]

tall
huge

Mǎ'ěrbèikè

马尔贝克

[馬爾貝克]

Malbec (grape type)

Mǎdélāsī

马德拉斯

[馬德拉斯]

Madras or Chennai 欽奈／钦奈 ( Qīnnài), capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India

lǎomǎliànzhàn

老马恋栈

[老馬戀棧]

lit. the old horse loves his stable
fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)

Duìmǎ Hǎixiá

对马海峡

[對馬海峽]

Tsushima Strait, between Japan and South Korea

xīnyuányìmǎ

心猿意马

[心猿意馬]

lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)
to have ants in one's pants
hyperactive
adventurous and uncontrollable

róngmǎshēngyá

戎马生涯

[戎馬生涯]

army life (idiom)
the experience of war

Mǎ'ěrkāng Xiàn

马尔康县

[馬爾康縣]

Barkam County (Tibetan: 'bar khams rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

Mǎzhā'ěryǔ

马扎尔语

[馬扎爾語]

Magyar (language)
Hungarian

xiāngchēbǎomǎ

香车宝马

[香車寶馬]

magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
ostentatious display of luxury

Mǎlái Bàndǎo

马来半岛

[馬來半島]

Malay Peninsula

báimǎ-wángzǐ

白马王子

[白馬王子]

a Prince Charming; the man of one's dreams

Luómǎlǐ'ào

罗马里奥

[羅馬里奧]

Romário

mǎlùyánr

马路沿儿

[馬路沿兒]

roadside
edge of the road

Mòtǎmǎ Wān

莫塔马湾

[莫塔馬灣]

Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar (Burma)

luànchuānmǎlù

乱穿马路

[亂穿馬路]

to jaywalk

Zhámǎlǔdīng

札马鲁丁

[札馬魯丁]

see 紮馬剌丁／扎马剌丁 ( Zāmǎládīng)

Mǎ'ěrtārén

马尔他人

[馬爾他人]

Maltese (person)

hūniúzuòmǎ

呼牛作马

[呼牛作馬]

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

chōushuǐmǎtǒng

抽水马桶

[抽水馬桶]

flush toilet

mǎchǐtúzēng

马齿徒增

[馬齒徒增]

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

sàiwēngshīmǎ

塞翁失马

[塞翁失馬]

lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

Chámǎgǔdào

茶马古道

[茶馬古道]

old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond

qiánmǎxiánméi

钳马衔枚

[鉗馬銜枚]

with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)
(of a marching army) in utter silence

Dàmǎshìgé

大马士革

[大馬士革]

Damascus, capital of Syria

dàmǎhǎyú

大马哈鱼

[大馬哈魚]

chum salmon

fàngmǎguòlái

放马过来

[放馬過來]

bring it on!
give me all you got!

liūxūpāimǎ

溜须拍马

[溜鬚拍馬]

to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
to toady
boot-licking

Mǎlāduōnà

马拉多纳

[馬拉多納]

Diego Maradona (1960-), Argentine footballer

Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo

马祖列岛

[馬祖列島]

Matsu Islands

Mǎlākāibō

马拉开波

[馬拉開波]

Maracaibo, Venezuela

Mǎwěijūngǎng

马尾军港

[馬尾軍港]

Mawei naval base at Fuzhou city (in Qing times)

Wūmǎhéqū

乌马河区

[烏馬河區]

Wumahe district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Bānámǎ Chéng

巴拿马城

[巴拿馬城]

Panama City

Suǒmǎlìyà

索马利亚

[索馬利亞]

Somalia (Tw)

Xǐmǎlāyǎ

喜马拉雅

[喜馬拉雅]

the Himalayas

bīnghuāngmǎluàn

兵荒马乱

[兵荒馬亂]

soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war

Báimǎ Xuěshān

白马雪山

[白馬雪山]

Baima Snow Mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

mílímǎhu

迷离马虎

[迷離馬虎]

muddle-headed

bùjìnmǎdá

步进马达

[步進馬達]

stepper motor

sānjiàmǎchē

三驾马车

[三駕馬車]

troika

fēilüfēimǎ

非驴非马

[非驢非馬]

neither fish nor fowl
resembling nothing on earth

dāngniúzuòmǎ

当牛作马

[當牛作馬]

to work like a horse and toil like an ox
fig. to slave for sb

Mǎjiá'ěrní

马戛尔尼

[馬戛爾尼]

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

Alābāmǎ

阿拉巴马

[阿拉巴馬]

Alabama, US state

jiāmǎfúshè

伽马辐射

[伽馬輻射]

gamma radiation

sìlúnmǎchē

四轮马车

[四輪馬車]

chariot

Mǎgá'ěrní

马噶尔尼

[馬噶爾尼]

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

Sīmǎ Rángjū

司马穰苴

[司馬穰苴]

Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國／齐国 ( Qíguó) and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法／司马法 ( Sīmǎ Fǎ), one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū)

lǎomǎshítú

老马识途

[老馬識途]

an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do
an old hand knows the ropes

chēshuǐmǎlóng

车水马龙

[車水馬龍]

endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
heavy traffic

Mǎsīchuíkè

马斯垂克

[馬斯垂克]

Maastricht (Netherlands)

Zāmǎládīng

扎马剌丁

[紮馬剌丁]

Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Khubilai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260

Guādálāmǎ

瓜达拉马

[瓜達拉馬]

Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)

mǎdàochénggōng

马到成功

[馬到成功]

to win instant success (idiom)

Zhùmǎdiànshì

驻马店市

[駐馬店市]

Zhumadian, prefecture-level city in Henan

zhòngjiànluòmǎ

中箭落马

[中箭落馬]

lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)

Chámǎhùshì

茶马互市

[茶馬互市]

old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty

hànmǎgōngláo

汗马功劳

[汗馬功勞]

war exploits
(fig.) heroic contribution

Asīmǎlā

阿斯马拉

[阿斯馬拉]

Asmara, capital of Eritrea

Mǎtíníkè

马提尼克

[馬提尼克]

Martinique (French Caribbean island)

Mǎtài Fúyīn

马太福音

[馬太福音]

Gospel according to St Matthew

Sāmǎlìyà

撒马利亚

[撒馬利亞]

Samaria

lüniánmǎyuè

驴年马月

[驢年馬月]

see 猴年馬月／猴年马月 (hóuniánmǎyuè)

Mǎ'ānshānshì

马鞍山市

[馬鞍山市]

Ma'anshan prefecture-level city in Anhui

zǒumǎdàorèn

走马到任

[走馬到任]

see 走馬上任／走马上任 (zǒumǎshàngrèn)

Luómǎ Gōngjiào

罗马公教

[羅馬公教]

Roman Catholicism

ānqiánmǎhòu

鞍前马后

[鞍前馬後]

to follow everywhere
to always be there for sb at their beck and call

mǎlāsōngsài

马拉松赛

[馬拉松賽]

marathon race

Mǎtóu Xīngyún

马头星云

[馬頭星雲]

Horsehead Nebula

pǎomǎquāndì

跑马圈地

[跑馬圈地]

rushing to stake one's claim in new markets (idiom)

mǎlùyìxíng

马鹿易形

[馬鹿易形]

to distinguish horse and deer easily
to know right from wrong

qīngméizhúmǎ

青梅竹马

[青梅竹馬]

lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
fig. innocent children's games
childhood sweethearts
a couple who grew up as childhood friends

zhǐrénzhǐmǎ

纸人纸马

[紙人紙馬]

paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals

tiānmǎxíngkōng

天马行空

[天馬行空]

like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
(of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative
unconstrained in style

númǎliànzhàn

驽马恋栈

[駑馬戀棧]

lit. a worn-out horse is reluctant to leave the stable (idiom)
fig. a mediocre worker clings to a good position

mǎgéguǒshī

马革裹尸

[馬革裹屍]

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

Lóngmǎtánqū

龙马潭区

[龍馬潭區]

Longmatan district of Luzhou city 瀘州市／泸州市 ( Lúzhōushì), Sichuan

Déguómǎkè

德国马克

[德國馬克]

German mark

rényǎngmǎfān

人仰马翻

[人仰馬翻]

to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
in a pitiful state
in a complete mess
to roll (with laughter)

Mǎlǐbó'ěr

马里博尔

[馬里博爾]

Maribor, 2nd biggest city in Slovenia

Yǐmǎnèilì

以马内利

[以馬內利]

Emanuel; Immanuel (name)

Mǎ'ěrdìfū

马尔地夫

[馬爾地夫]

the Maldives (Tw)

Yàlābāmǎ

亚拉巴马

[亞拉巴馬]

Alabama, US state

bīngqiángmǎzhuàng

兵强马壮

[兵強馬壯]

lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
fig. a well-trained and powerful army

Suǒmǎlǐyà

索马里亚

[索馬里亞]

variant of 索馬利亞／索马利亚 ( Suǒmǎlìyà)

Mǎsàzhūsài

马萨诸塞

[馬薩諸塞]

Massachusetts, US state

Mǎ'ěrzhāhè

马尔扎赫

[馬爾扎赫]

Marjah, town in Helmand province, Afghanistan

Mǎgōng Méisù

马工枚速

[馬工枚速]

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

Mǎlǐlánzhōu

马里兰州

[馬里蘭州]

Maryland, US state

zhǐlùwéimǎ

指鹿为马

[指鹿為馬]

making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation

Shèngmǎlìnuò

圣马力诺

[聖馬力諾]

San Marino

Sīmǎ Chéngzhēn

司马承帧

[司馬承幀]

Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty

Mǎdīng· Lùdé

马丁·路德

[馬丁·路德]

Martin Luther (1483-1546), key figure of the Protestant Reformation

Bàobó· Mǎlì

鲍勃·马利

[鮑勃·馬利]

Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican reggae musician and activist

Léi· Luómǎnuò

雷·罗马诺

[雷·羅馬諾]

Ray Romano (1957-), US actor and comedian

Mǎkè· Tǔwēn

马克·吐温

[馬克·吐溫]

Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835-1910), US writer, novelist and humorist, author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克貝利·芬歷險記／哈克贝利·芬历险记 ( Hākèbèilì· Fēn Lìxiǎn Jì)

Mǎláixīyàrén

马来西亚人

[馬來西亞人]

Malaysian person or people

Mǎkèsīwēi'ěr

马克斯威尔

[馬克斯威爾]

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

Wōmǎyà Wángcháo

倭马亚王朝

[倭馬亞王朝]

Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate

Mǎkèsīzhǔyì

马克思主义

[馬克思主義]

Marxism

Mǎnílā Dàxué

马尼拉大学

[馬尼拉大學]

University of Manila

Mǎtuōgé Luósuǒ

马托格罗索

[馬託格羅索]

Mato Grosso, western province of Brazil

Tǎkèlāmǎgān

塔克拉马干

[塔克拉馬干]

Taklamakan (desert)

Sīmǎ Liáotàiláng

司马辽太郎

[司馬遼太郎]

SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels

Guóyǔ Luómǎzì

国语罗马字

[國語羅馬字]

Gwoyeu Romatzyh, a romanization system for Chinese devised by Y.R. Chao and others in 1925-26

Mǎkèxīmǐlián

马克西米连

[馬克西米連]

Maximilian or Maximilien (name)

Mǎsàzhūsàizhōu

马萨诸塞州

[馬薩諸塞州]

Massachusetts, US state

Huángjiā Mǎdélǐ

皇家马德里

[皇家馬德里]

Real Madrid (soccer team)

Dàmǎshìgélǐ

大马士革李

[大馬士革李]

damson (fruit)

Bālāmǎlìbō

巴拉马利波

[巴拉馬利波]

Paramaribo, capital of Suriname (Tw)

númǎliànzhàndòu

驽马恋栈豆

[駑馬戀棧豆]

see 駑馬戀棧／驽马恋栈 (númǎliànzhàn)

Xīxiàbāngmǎ Fēng

希夏邦马峰

[希夏邦馬峰]

Mt Shishapangma or Xixiabangma in Tibet (8012 m)

Mǎláixīyàyǔ

马来西亚语

[馬來西亞語]

Malaysian (language)

Bōtuōmǎkè Hé

波托马克河

[波托馬克河]

Potomac River

Mǎliùjiǎ Hǎixiá

马六甲海峡

[馬六甲海峽]

Strait of Malacca

Guādálāmǎshān

瓜达拉马山

[瓜達拉馬山]

Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)

Mǎshào'ěr Qúndǎo

马绍尔群岛

[馬紹爾群島]

Marshall Islands

Aòkèlāhémǎ

奥克拉荷马

[奧克拉荷馬]

Oklahoma, US state (Tw)

Alābāmǎzhōu

阿拉巴马州

[阿拉巴馬州]

Alabama, US state

Shītài'ěrmǎkè

施泰尔马克

[施泰爾馬克]

Styria (Steiermark), province of Austria

Mǎ'ěrmǎlā Hǎi

马尔马拉海

[馬爾馬拉海]

Sea of Marmara

Bānámǎ Yùnhé

巴拿马运河

[巴拿馬運河]

Panama Canal

xiàoquǎnmǎzhīláo

效犬马之劳

[效犬馬之勞]

to render one's humble services
to be at sb's beck and call

dōng Luómǎ Dìguó

东罗马帝国

[東羅馬帝國]

Eastern Roman empire or Byzantium (395-1453)

Mǎ'ěrbǎobìngdú

马尔堡病毒

[馬爾堡病毒]

Marburg virus

Luómǎdòushòuchǎng

罗马斗兽场

[羅馬鬥獸場]

Colosseum (Rome)

Dá'ěrmǎtíyà

达尔马提亚

[達爾馬提亞]

Dalmatia, Croatian region on the eastern coast of Adriatic Sea

Tǎsīmǎníyà

塔斯马尼亚

[塔斯馬尼亞]

Tasmania (Tw)

Hāmǎhēilā Dǎo

哈马黑拉岛

[哈馬黑拉島]

Halmahera, an island of Indonesia

Bōduōmǎkè Hé

波多马克河

[波多馬克河]

see 波托馬克河／波托马克河 ( Bōtuōmǎkè Hé)

Kèxīmǎníyuán

客西马尼园

[客西馬尼園]

Garden of Gethsemane

Mǎdájiāsījiā

马达加斯加

[馬達加斯加]

Madagascar

Héshǔ Shèngmǎdīng

荷属圣马丁

[荷屬聖馬丁]

Sint Maarten, island country in the Caribbean

Mǎdélā Qúndǎo

马德拉群岛

[馬德拉群島]

Madeira
the Madeira Islands

Fǎmǎgǔsītǎ

法马古斯塔

[法馬古斯塔]

Famagusta (Ammochostos), Cyprus

Wēidìmǎlārén

危地马拉人

[危地馬拉人]

Guatemalan (person)

Ekèlāhémǎ

俄克拉何马

[俄克拉何馬]

Oklahoma, US state

Mǎkèqìnjīqiāng

马克沁机枪

[馬克沁機槍]

Maxim machine gun

Tèluòyī Mùmǎ

特洛伊木马

[特洛伊木馬]

Trojan horse

Pàlāmǎlǐbó

帕拉马里博

[帕拉馬里博]

Paramaribo, capital of Suriname

Běi Mǎlǐyànà

北马里亚纳

[北馬里亞納]

Northern Mariana Islands

Xǐmǎlāyǎshān

喜马拉雅山

[喜馬拉雅山]

Himalayas

Yàlābāmǎzhōu

亚拉巴马州

[亞拉巴馬州]

Alabama, US state

mǎshìzhēnzhūbèi

马氏珍珠贝

[馬氏珍珠貝]

pearl oyster (genus Pinctada)

Mǎkě· Aòlēiliú

马可·奥勒留

[馬可·奧勒留]

Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor

Tuōmǎsī· Hādài

托马斯·哈代

[托馬斯·哈代]

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English author

Yīlóng· Mǎsīkè

伊隆·马斯克

[伊隆·馬斯克]

Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors

Kǎ'ěr· Mǎkèsī

卡尔·马克思

[卡爾·馬克思]

Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism

Asīdùn· Mǎdīng

阿斯顿·马丁

[阿斯頓·馬丁]

Aston Martin

Aīlóng· Mǎsīkè

埃隆·马斯克

[埃隆·馬斯克]

Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors

Xǐmǎlāyǎshānmài

喜马拉雅山脉

[喜馬拉雅山脈]

Himalayas

Mǎ'ěrkěfūguòchéng

马尔可夫过程

[馬爾可夫過程]

Markov process (math.)

Mǎqídùn Gònghéguó

马其顿共和国

[馬其頓共和國]

Republic of Macedonia (former Yugoslav republic)

lüchúnbùduìmǎzuǐ

驴唇不对马嘴

[驢唇不對馬嘴]

lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
fig. wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous

fēngmǎniúbùxiāngjí

风马牛不相及

[風馬牛不相及]

to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)
irrelevant

Aòkèlāhémǎ Zhōu

奥克拉荷马州

[奧克拉荷馬州]

Oklahoma, US state (Tw)

Mǎlìyànà Hǎigōu

马利亚纳海沟

[馬利亞納海溝]

Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)

Mǎjiá'ěrníshǐtuán

马戛尔尼使团

[馬戛爾尼使團]

the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793

Mǎyǎkěfūsījī

马雅可夫斯基

[馬雅可夫斯基]

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

yīmǎsháohuàiyīguō

一马勺坏一锅

[一馬勺壞一鍋]

one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom)
one bad apple spoils the barrel

Mǎlǐyànà Qúndǎo

马里亚纳群岛

[馬里亞納群島]

Mariana Islands in the Pacific

Yīsīlánmǎbādé

伊斯兰马巴德

[伊斯蘭馬巴德]

Islamabad, capital of Pakistan (Tw)

Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn

台北金马影展

[台北金馬影展]

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

Mǎsītèlǐhètè

马斯特里赫特

[馬斯特里赫特]

Maastricht

Mǎlǐyànà Hǎigōu

马里亚纳海沟

[馬里亞納海溝]

Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench)

Shénshèng Luómǎ Dìguó

神圣罗马帝国

[神聖羅馬帝國]

the Holy Roman Empire (history)

Lāsīpà'ěrmǎsī

拉斯帕尔马斯

[拉斯帕爾馬斯]

Las Palmas, Spain

Kèxīmǎníhuāyuán

客西马尼花园

[客西馬尼花園]

Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story)

Mǎlìyànà Qúndǎo

马利亚纳群岛

[馬利亞納群島]

Mariana Islands in the Pacific

Mǎgá'ěrníshǐtuán

马噶尔尼使团

[馬噶爾尼使團]

the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793

dàlíndámǎhǎyú

大鳞大马哈鱼

[大鱗大馬哈魚]

see 大鱗大麻哈魚／大鳞大麻哈鱼 (dàlíndámáhǎyú)

sǐmǎdànghuómǎyī

死马当活马医

[死馬當活馬醫]

lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)
fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation

Qǐlìmǎzhāluóshān

乞力马扎罗山

[乞力馬扎羅山]

Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

Ekèlāhémǎchéng

俄克拉何马城

[俄克拉何馬城]

Oklahoma City

Mǎdájiāsījiā Dǎo

马达加斯加岛

[馬達加斯加島]

Madagascar

niútóubùduìmǎzuǐ

牛头不对马嘴

[牛頭不對馬嘴]

see 驢唇不對馬嘴／驴唇不对马嘴 (lüchúnbùduìmǎzui)

Mǎwěishuǐshīxuétáng

马尾水师学堂

[馬尾水師學堂]

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

Ekèlāhémǎzhōu

俄克拉何马州

[俄克拉何馬州]

Oklahoma, US state

Fèi'ěrmǎdàdìnglǐ

费尔马大定理

[費爾馬大定理]

Fermat's last theorem

Mǎdīng· Lùdé· Jīn

马丁·路德·金

[馬丁·路德·金]

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and civil rights activist

Mǎkèsī· Pǔlǎngkè

马克斯·普朗克

[馬克斯·普朗克]

Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist who first postulated quantization of energy

Tuōmǎsī· Akuínà

托马斯·阿奎纳

[托馬斯·阿奎納]

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Italian Catholic priest in the Dominican Order, philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition

Běi Mǎlǐyànà Qúndǎo

北马里亚纳群岛

[北馬里亞納群島]

Northern Mariana Islands

Mǎbiān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn

马边彝族自治县

[馬邊彞族自治縣]

Mabian Yizu Autonomous County in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan

Xiàluòtè Amǎlìyà

夏洛特阿马利亚

[夏洛特阿馬利亞]

Charlotte Amalie, capital of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI)

Bāmǎ Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn

巴马瑶族自治县

[巴馬瑤族自治縣]

Bama Yaozu autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi

Kǎlāmǎzuǒfū Xiōngdì

卡拉马佐夫兄弟

[卡拉馬佐夫兄弟]

Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基 ( Tuósītuǒyēfūsījī)

tiáotiáodàlùtōng Luómǎ

条条大路通罗马

[條條大路通羅馬]

all roads lead to Rome
use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)

Mǎ'ěrwéinàsī Qúndǎo

马尔维纳斯群岛

[馬爾維納斯群島]

Malvinas Islands (also known as Falkland Islands)

dōngfāngmǎnǎoyánbìngdú

东方马脑炎病毒

[東方馬腦炎病毒]

eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus

Mǎhālāshītèlābāng

马哈拉施特拉邦

[馬哈拉施特拉邦]

Maharashtra (state in India)

hǎomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo

好马不吃回头草

[好馬不吃回頭草]

lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
leave the past behind

shājūnmǎzhědàopáng'ér

杀君马者道旁儿

[殺君馬者道旁兒]

lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)
fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on

Mǎkèsī Lièníngzhǔyì

马克思列宁主义

[馬克思列寧主義]

Marxism-Leninism

xīfāngmǎnǎoyánbìngdú

西方马脑炎病毒

[西方馬腦炎病毒]

western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus

sàiwēngshīmǎyānzhīfēifú

塞翁失马焉知非福

[塞翁失馬焉知非福]

the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

Sīwǎ'ěrbāhé Yángmǎyán

斯瓦尔巴和扬马延

[斯瓦爾巴和揚馬延]

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

sàiwēngshīmǎ'ānzhīfēifú

塞翁失马安知非福

[塞翁失馬安知非福]

the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福／塞翁失马焉知非福

shòusǐdeluòtuobǐmǎdà

瘦死的骆驼比马大

[瘦死的駱駝比馬大]

lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people

yīyánjìchū,sìmǎnánzhuī

一言既出，驷马难追

[一言既出，駟馬難追]