Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 麻

generic name for hemp, flax etc
hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
sesame
CL:縷／缕 (lü)
(of materials) rough or coarse
pocked
pitted
to have pins and needles or tingling
to feel numb

variant of 麻 (má)
hemp

surname Ma

to feel numb

ephedra (genus Ephedra)

flax

lit. tangled skein
in a tremendous muddle
confused

measles

Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan

jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.)
plant fiber used for rope or sacks

Gastrodia elata (botany)

mommy

sackcloth

sparrow
(dialect) mahjong

acupuncture anesthesia

mahjong
CL:副 (fù)

sesame oil

swift
agile
efficient
quick-witted (colloquial)

hemp garment

hemp

limp and numb (of limbs)

nettle
also pr. (xúnmá)

Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei

sisal hemp

local anesthesia (abbr. for 局部麻醉 (júbùmázuì))

an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying

(botany) ramie (Boehmeria nivea)
the fiber of this plant

pockmark

anesthesia
to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)

Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化／怀化 ( Huáihuà), Hunan

trouble; inconvenience
inconvenient; troublesome; annoying
to bother sb; to put sb to trouble

Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

hemp and ramie
coarse cloth

hemp straw

(slang) (Tw) close friend
best pal
to get along well
to be tight
congenial

abaca
Manila hemp

sesame
(botany) flax
linseed

linen or cotton fabric

hot and numbing

general anesthesia (abbr. for 全身麻醉 (quánshēnmázuì))

anesthetic

female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)

Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti)
Indian hemp (cannabis)

sack
burlap bag

paralysis
palsy
numbness
to benumb
(fig.) to lull
negligent
apathetic

(Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic)
(Islam) a week

variant of 芝麻 (zhīma)

leprosy
Hansen's disease

pock mark

(transliteration of Japanese "mochi") sticky rice balls; mochi

female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)

Muggles (Harry Potter)

sickening
corny
sappy
maudlin
fulsome (of praise)

hops (Humulus lupulus)

castor-oil plant

to become numb (from being bound too tightly)

bast fiber

sesame (seed)

swift
agile
efficient
quick-witted (colloquial)
also written 麻利 (máli)

Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

(fashion) model (loanword)

hemp (Cannabis sativa)
cannabis
marijuana

fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough)
worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)

numb
insensitive
apathetic

Asō (name)
ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister 2008-2009

sawtooth oak
Quercus acutissima

Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市 ( Zhànjiāng Shì), Guangdong

to pester

pockmarked face

abbr. for Massachusetts

sesame paste

leprosy
also written 麻風／麻风

swift
agile
efficient
quick witted (colloquial)
also written 麻利 (máli)

hemp wadding

to look for trouble

to cause trouble for sb
to inconvenience

mahjong tile

hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls)

(bird species of China) crested shelduck (Tadorna cristata)

(dialect) to begin to dawn
to be just getting light

ephedrine

braided pigtail

(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (abbr. for 麻疹 (mázhěn) + 流行性腮腺炎 (liúxíngxìngsāixiànyán) + 風疹／风疹 (fēngzhěn))

Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan
same as Taimali 太麻里 ( Tàimálǐ)

sesame seed

to play mahjong

(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)

leprosy
Hansen's disease

linseed

dogbane (Apocynum venetum), leaves used in TCM

to feel cold and numb

Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

Malipo 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

Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市 ( Zhànjiāng Shì), Guangdong

linolenic acid

(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan

sesame biscuit

local anesthetic

hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer

low ranking official
petty bureaucrat

Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan

anesthetic; narcotic

cannabis seed

Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化／怀化 ( Huáihuà), Hunan

castor beans

an anesthetic; (fig.) a narcotic

Mommy Peng, nickname for Peng Liyuan 彭麗媛／彭丽媛 ( Péng Lìyuán)

ephedrine

gneiss

to create difficulties
to invite trouble
to be troublesome

linen

sesame oil

sesame paste

local anesthetic
anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)

urticaria
nettle rash
hives

Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州／玉树藏族自治州 ( Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

see 密密麻麻／密密麻麻 (mìmimámá)

(botany) arugula; rocket; roquette (subspecies Eruca vesicaria sativa)

(Islam) Friday, when Muslims go to the mosque before noon to attend congregational prayers

Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

linseed

sesame bun

(bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

anesthesiology

anaesthetist

(bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei

mázuìyàopǐn

narcotic

hēixiōngmáquè

(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)

(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

xiǎo'érmábì

polio (poliomyelitis)

ricin (biochemistry)

Máshēng Tàiláng

ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008

jiěpōumáquè

to dissect a sparrow
(fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization

Malipo 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

pitch-dark; coal black

trivial
minute (size)

yìzhūqiánmá

common nettle (Urtica dioica)

mapo tofu
stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce

cannabidiol (CBD)

quánshēnmázuì

general anesthesia

Déguómázhěn

German measles
rubella

pīmádàixiào

to wear mourning clothes
to be in mourning
also written 披麻帶孝／披麻带孝

unwary
negligent

zhīmaxiǎoshì

trivial matter
trifle

numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted

Dàmálǐxiāng

Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan
same as Taimali 太麻里 ( Tàimálǐ)

zhēncìmázuì

acupuncture anesthesia

local anesthesia

Tàimálǐxiāng

Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan

pīmádàixiào

to wear mourning clothes
to be in mourning
also written 披麻戴孝

Qǔmálái Xiàn

Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州／玉树藏族自治州 ( Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

mázuìxuézhě

anaesthesiologist

zhènchànmábì

palsy
trembling paralysis
used for Parkinson's disease 帕金森病 ( Pàjīnsēnbìng)

hēidǐngmáquè

(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)

see 大馬哈魚／大马哈鱼 (dàmǎhǎyú)

nǎoxìngmábì

cerebral palsy
spasticity

mázuìzhuàngtài

narcosis
narcotism
anesthesia
anesthesis

to ask for trouble
to invite difficulties

numbed
insensitive
apathetic
thick-skinned

xīnluànrúmá

one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
disconcerted
upset

lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
fig. to kill people like flies

xiǎo'érmábìzhèng

小儿麻痹症

[小兒麻痺症]

poliomyelitis
infantile paralysis

kuàidāoduànluànmá

快刀断乱麻

[快刀斷亂麻]

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
cutting the Gordian knot

kuàidāozhǎnluànmá

快刀斩乱麻

[快刀斬亂麻]

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
cutting the Gordian knot

bìmádúdànbái

蓖麻毒蛋白

[蓖麻毒蛋白]

ricin (biochemistry)

júbùmázuìjì

局部麻醉剂

[局部麻醉劑]

local anesthetic

qùyǎngmáhuángjiǎn

去氧麻黄碱

[去氧麻黃鹼]

methamphetamine

Dǎ Máquè Yùndòng

打麻雀运动

[打麻雀運動]

the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進／大跃进 ( Dàyuèjìn) aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

sìqīngdàmáfēn

四氢大麻酚

[四氫大麻酚]

Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC

tuōyǎngmáhuángjiǎn

脱氧麻黄碱

[脫氧麻黃鹼]

methamphetamine

dàlíndámáhǎyú

大鳞大麻哈鱼

[大鱗大麻哈魚]

king salmon
Chinook salmon

chéngǔzilànzhīma

陈谷子烂芝麻

[陳谷子爛芝麻]

lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

xiǎo'érmábìbìngdú

小儿麻痹病毒

[小兒麻痺病毒]

poliovirus

Máshěng Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

麻省理工学院

[麻省理工學院]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Máyáng Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn

麻阳苗族自治县

[麻陽苗族自治縣]

Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化／怀化 ( Huáihuà), Hunan

bìsèyǎnjīngzhuōmáquè

闭塞眼睛捉麻雀

[閉塞眼睛捉麻雀]

lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
fig. to act blindly

jiǎnlezhīmadiūlexīguā

捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

[撿了芝麻丟了西瓜]

to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán

麻雀虽小，五脏俱全

[麻雀雖小，五臟俱全]

the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)
small but complete in every detail