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Definitions

  1. 1. generic name for hemp, flax etc
  2. 2. hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
  3. 3. sesame
  4. 4. (of materials) rough or coarse
  5. 5. pocked
  6. 6. pitted
  7. 7. to have pins and needles or tingling
  8. 8. to feel numb

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Words Containing 麻

芝麻
zhī ma

sesame (seed)

麻将
má jiàng

mahjong

麻木
má mù

numb

麻烦
má fan

trouble; inconvenience

麻痹
má bì

paralysis

麻辣
má là

hot and numbing

麻醉
má zuì

anesthesia

主麻
zhǔ má

jummah or Friday, when Muslims gather to attend prayers (loanword from Arabic)

乱麻
luàn má

lit. tangled skein

亚麻
yà má

flax

亚麻子
yà má zǐ

linseed

亚麻布
yà má bù

linen

亚麻籽
yà má zǐ

linseed

亚麻酸
yà má suān

linolenic acid

局麻药
jú má yào

local anesthetic

全身麻醉
quán shēn má zuì

general anesthesia

冠麻鸭
guān má yā

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

剑麻
jiàn má

sisal hemp

半麻醉
bàn má zuì

local anesthetic

去氧麻黄碱
qù yǎng má huáng jiǎn

methamphetamine

四氢大麻酚
sì qīng dà má fēn

Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC

大鳞大麻哈鱼
dà lín dá má hǎ yú

king salmon

大麻
dà má

hemp (Cannabis sativa)

大麻二酚
dà má èr fēn

cannabidiol (CBD)

大麻哈鱼
dà má hǎ yú

see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼[dà mǎ hǎ yú]

大麻里
dà má lǐ

Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

大麻里乡
dà má lǐ xiāng

Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

大麻鳽
dà má yán

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

天麻
tiān má

Gastrodia elata (botany)

太麻里
tài má lǐ

Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

太麻里乡
tài má lǐ xiāng

Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

家麻雀
jiā má què

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

密密麻麻
mì mi má má

numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted

密麻麻
mì má má

see 密密麻麻|密密麻麻[mì mi má má]

小儿麻痹
xiǎo ér má bì

polio (poliomyelitis)

小儿麻痹病毒
xiǎo ér má bì bìng dú

poliovirus

小儿麻痹症
xiǎo ér má bì zhèng

poliomyelitis

局部麻醉
jú bù má zuì

local anesthesia

局部麻醉剂
jú bù má zuì jì

local anesthetic

山麻雀
shān má què

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

彭麻麻
péng má má

Mommy Peng, nickname for Peng Liyuan 彭麗媛|彭丽媛[péng lì yuán]

德国麻疹
dé guó má zhěn

German measles

心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má

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

快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má

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

快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má

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

惹麻烦
rě má fan

to create difficulties

打麻雀运动
dǎ má què yùn dòng

the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[dà yuè jìn] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

找麻烦
zhǎo má fan

to look for trouble

披麻带孝
pī má dài xiào

to wear mourning clothes

披麻戴孝
pī má dài xiào

to wear mourning clothes

搓麻将
cuō má jiàng

to play mahjong

捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā

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

曲麻莱
qǔ má lái

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[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

曲麻莱县
qǔ má lái 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[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

树麻雀
shù má què

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

杀人如麻
shā rén rú má

lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)

添麻烦
tiān má fan

to cause trouble for sb

火麻
huǒ má

hemp

片麻岩
piàn má yán

gneiss

异株荨麻
yì zhū qián má

common nettle (Urtica dioica)

发麻
fā má

to feel numb

白麻子
bái má zǐ

cannabis seed

种麻
zhǒng má

female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)

箍麻
gū má

to become numb (from being bound too tightly)

翘鼻麻鸭
qiào bí má yā

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

肉麻
ròu má

sickening

胡麻
hú má

sesame

胡麻籽
hú má zǐ

sesame seed

脱氧麻黄碱
tuō yǎng má huáng jiǎn

methamphetamine

脑性麻痹
nǎo xìng má bì

cerebral palsy

自找麻烦
zì zhǎo má fan

to ask for trouble

芝麻包
zhī ma bāo

sesame bun

芝麻官
zhī ma guān

low ranking official

芝麻小事
zhī ma xiǎo shì

trivial matter

芝麻油
zhī ma yóu

sesame oil

芝麻绿豆
zhī ma lǜ dòu

trivial

芝麻酱
zhī ma jiàng

sesame paste

芝麻饼
zhī ma bǐng

sesame biscuit

苘麻
qǐng má

Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti)

苎麻
zhù má

rush (tall grass)

苴麻
jū má

female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)

蓖麻
bì má

castor-oil plant

蓖麻毒素
bì má dú sù

ricin (biochemistry)

蓖麻毒蛋白
bì má dú dàn bái

ricin (biochemistry)

蓖麻籽
bì má zǐ

castor beans

荨麻
qián má

nettle

荨麻疹
xún má zhěn

urticaria

蕉麻
jiāo má

abaca

蛇麻
shé má

hops (Humulus lupulus)

解剖麻雀
jiě pōu má què

to dissect a sparrow

赤麻鸭
chì má yā

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

酥麻
sū má

limp and numb (of limbs)

针刺麻醉
zhēn cì má zuì

acupuncture anesthesia

针麻
zhēn má

acupuncture anesthesia

闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què

fig. to act blindly

震颤麻痹
zhèn chàn má bì

palsy

马麻
mǎ má

mommy

麻俐
má li

swift

麻利
má li

swift

麻力
má li

swift

麻吉
má jí

best pal

麻城
má chéng

Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei

麻城市
má chéng shì

Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei

麻婆豆腐
má pó dòu fǔ

mapo tofu

麻子
má zi

pockmark

麻将牌
má jiàng pái

mahjong tile

麻山
má shān

Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

麻山区
má shān qū

Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

麻布
má bù

sackcloth

麻木不仁
má mù bù rén

numbed

麻栗坡
má lì pō

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[wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

麻栗坡县
má lì pō xiàn

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[wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

麻椒
má jiāo

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

麻栎
má lì

sawtooth oak

麻江
má jiāng

Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

麻江县
má jiāng xiàn

Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou

麻油
má yóu

sesame oil

麻瓜
má guā

Muggles (Harry Potter)

麻生
má shēng

Asō (name)

麻生太郎
má shēng tài láng

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

麻疹
má zhěn

measles

麻痹大意
má bì dà yì

unwary

麻疯
má fēng

leprosy

麻瘢
má bān

pock mark

麻省理工学院
má shěng lǐ gōng xué yuàn

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

麻章
má zhāng

Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[zhàn jiāng shì], Guangdong

麻章区
má zhāng qū

Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[zhàn jiāng shì], Guangdong

麻糬
má shǔ

(transliteration of Japanese \mochi\) sticky rice balls

麻纱
má shā

linen or cotton fabric

麻絮
má xù

hemp wadding

麻缠
má chán

to pester

麻脸
má liǎn

pockmarked face

麻花
má huā

fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough)

麻花辫
má huā biàn

braided pigtail

麻苎
má zhù

hemp and ramie

麻茎
má jīng

hemp straw

麻药
má yào

anesthetic

麻衣
má yī

hemp garment

麻袋
má dài

sack

麻豆
má dòu

Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

麻豆镇
má dòu zhèn

Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

麻醉剂
má zuì jì

an anesthetic; (fig.) a narcotic

麻醉学
má zuì xué

anesthesiology

麻醉学者
má zuì xué zhě

anaesthesiologist

麻醉师
má zuì shī

anaesthetist

麻醉状态
má zuì zhuàng tài

narcosis

麻醉药
má zuì yào

anesthetic; narcotic

麻醉药品
má zuì yào pǐn

narcotic

麻酱
má jiàng

sesame paste

麻阳
má yáng

Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

麻阳县
má yáng xiàn

Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

麻阳苗族自治县
má yáng miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan

麻雀
má què

sparrow

麻雀虽小,五脏俱全
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán

the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)

麻类
má lèi

bast fiber

麻风
má fēng

leprosy

麻风病
má fēng bìng

leprosy

麻麻亮
mā ma liàng

(dialect) to begin to dawn

麻黄
má huáng

ephedra (genus Ephedra)

麻黄素
má huáng sù

ephedrine

麻黄碱
má huáng jiǎn

ephedrine

黄麻
huáng má

jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.)

黑漆麻花
hēi qī má huā

pitch-dark

黑胸麻雀
hēi xiōng má què

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

黑顶麻雀
hēi dǐng má què

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