mài

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Definitions

  1. 1. wheat
  2. 2. barley
  3. 3. oats

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Words Containing 麦

小麦
xiǎo mài

wheat

麦克风
mài kè fēng

microphone (loanword)

不辨菽麦
bù biàn shū mài

lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters

丹麦
dān mài

Denmark

丹麦包
dān mài bāo

Danish pastry

俾斯麦
bǐ sī mài

Bismarck (name)

全麦
quán mài

whole wheat

同传耳麦
tóng chuán ěr mài

simultaneous interpretation headset

喀麦隆
kā mài lóng

Cameroon

大麦
dà mài

barley

大麦克指数
dà mài kè zhǐ shù

see 巨無霸漢堡包指數|巨无霸汉堡包指数[jù wú bà hàn bǎo bāo zhǐ shù]

大麦地
dà mài dì

place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters

大麦町
dà mài tǐng

Dalmatian (dog breed)

小麦胚芽
xiǎo mài pēi yá

wheat germ

布格麦
bù gé mài

bulgur (loanword)

斯佩耳特小麦
sī pèi ěr tè xiǎo mài

spelt (Triticum spelta) (loanword)

春大麦
chūn dà mài

spring barley

油麦菜
yóu mài cài

Indian lettuce

灰头麦鸡
huī tóu mài jī

(bird species of China) grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)

烧麦
shāo mài

shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling

燕麦
yàn mài

oats

燕麦粥
yàn mài zhōu

oatmeal

番麦
fān mài

corn (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [huan-be̍h])

糯麦
nuò mài

glutinous barley

耳麦
ěr mài

headphones

肉垂麦鸡
ròu chuí mài jī

(bird species of China) red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

莜麦
yóu mài

naked oat (Avena nuda)

莱麦丹
lái mài dān

Ramadan (loanword)

蒸粗麦粉
zhēng cū mài fěn

couscous

荞麦
qiáo mài

buckwheat

藜麦
lí mài

quinoa

裸麦
luǒ mài

rye (Secale cereale)

赫曼·麦尔维尔
hè màn · mài ěr wéi ěr

Herman Melville (1819-1891), US novelist, author of Moby Dick 白鯨|白鲸[bái jīng]

距翅麦鸡
jù chì mài jī

(bird species of China) river lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii)

连麦
lián mài

(of two people in different locations) to sing or otherwise perform together using communications technology

道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟
dào gé lā sī · mài kè ā sè

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

针尖对麦芒
zhēn jiān duì mài máng

sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)

开麦拉
kāi mài lā

camera (loanword)

凤头麦鸡
fèng tóu mài jī

(bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

麦乳精
mài rǔ jīng

malt milk extract

麦克
mài kè

Mike (name)

麦克德莫特
mài kè dé mò tè

McDermott (name)

麦克斯韦
mài kè sī wéi

Maxwell (name)

麦克白
mài kè bái

Macbeth (name)

麦克白夫人
mài kè bái fū ren

Lady Macbeth

麦克笔
mài kè bǐ

marker pen (loanword)

麦克米兰
mài kè mǐ lán

McMillan or MacMillan (name)

麦克维
mài kè wéi

(Timothy) McVeigh

麦克阿瑟
mài kè ā sè

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war

麦凯恩
mài kǎi ēn

McCain (name)

麦凯斯菱
mài kǎi sī líng

rhombus of Michaelis (anatomy)

麦加
mài jiā

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

麦卡锡主义
mài kǎ xī zhǔ yì

McCarthyism

麦可
mài kě

Mike (name)

麦司卡林
mài sī kǎ lín

mescaline (loanword)

麦哲伦
mài zhé lún

Magellan (1480-1521), Portuguese explorer

麦地那
mài dì nà

Medina, Saudi Arabia

麦子
mài zi

wheat

麦寮
mài liáo

Mailiao township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

麦寮乡
mài liáo xiāng

Mailiao township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

麦德林
mài dé lín

Medellín, city in Colombia

麦德蒙
mài dé méng

McDermott (name)

麦德龙
mài dé lóng

Metro supermarket chain (originally German)

麦枷
mài jiā

flail

麦氏贼鸥
mài shì zéi ōu

(bird species of China) South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)

麦淇淋
mài qí lín

margarine (loanword)

麦尔维尔
mài ěr wéi ěr

Melville (name)

麦片
mài piàn

oatmeal

麦田怪圈
mài tián guài quān

crop circle

麦当劳
mài dāng láo

MacDonald or McDonald (name)

麦当劳叔叔
mài dāng láo shū shu

Ronald McDonald

麦当娜
mài dāng nà

Madonna (1958-), US pop singer

麦秋
mài qiū

harvest season

麦秸
mài jiē

straw from barley or wheat

麦稃
mài fū

barley husk

麦积
mài jī

Maiji district of Tianshui city 天水市[tiān shuǐ shì], Gansu

麦积区
mài jī qū

Maiji district of Tianshui city 天水市[tiān shuǐ shì], Gansu

麦积山石窟
mài jī shān shí kū

Mt Maiji Caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu

麦穗
mài suì

ear of wheat

麦粒肿
mài lì zhǒng

sty (eyelid swelling)

麦纳麦
mài nà mài

Manama, capital city of Bahrain

麦肯锡
mài kěn xī

MacKenzie

麦胚
mài pēi

wheat germ

麦芽
mài yá

malt

麦芽糊精
mài yá hú jīng

maltodextrin

麦芽糖
mài yá táng

maltose (sweet syrup)

麦芽糖醇
mài yá táng chún

maltitol, a sugar alcohol

麦盖提
mài gě tí

Mekit nahiyisi (Makit county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

麦盖提县
mài gě tí xiàn

Mekit nahiyisi (Makit county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

麦角
mài jiǎo

ergot

麦迪
mài dí

Tracy McGrady (1979-), former NBA player

麦迪逊
mài dí xùn

Madison (name)

麦迪逊广场花园
mài dí xùn guǎng chǎng huā yuán

Madison Square Garden

麦迪逊花园广场
mài dí xùn huā yuán guǎng chǎng

Madison Square Garden

麦道
mài dào

McDonnell Douglas (plane company)

麦酒
mài jiǔ

beer; ale

麦金塔
mài jīn tǎ

see 麥金塔電腦|麦金塔电脑[mài jīn tǎ diàn nǎo]

麦金塔电脑
mài jīn tǎ diàn nǎo

Macintosh (brand of computers made by Apple)

麦霸
mài bà

mic hog

麦香堡
mài xiāng bǎo

now referred to (in Taiwan) as 大麥克|大麦克[dà mài kè]

麦麸
mài fū

wheat bran

黄颊麦鸡
huáng jiá mài jī

(bird species of China) sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)

黑麦
hēi mài

rye (Secale cereale)