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麻
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Definitions
- 1. generic name for hemp, flax etc
- 2. hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
- 3. sesame
- 4. (of materials) rough or coarse
- 5. pocked
- 6. pitted
- 7. to have pins and needles or tingling
- 8. to feel numb
Example Sentences
1 shown麻 煩拷貝這個。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 麻
linolenic acid
numb
mahjong tile
Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
pitch-dark
(bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
braided pigtail
(transliteration of Japanese \mochi\) sticky rice balls
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
see 密密麻麻|密密麻麻[mì mi má má]
ephedra (genus Ephedra)
sparrow
swift
hemp
general anesthesia
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
hops (Humulus lupulus)
linen
leprosy
fig. to act blindly
leprosy
pock mark
leprosy
Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008
bast fiber
hemp straw
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
methamphetamine
flax
poliovirus
nettle
to become numb (from being bound too tightly)
to feel numb
Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei
(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
mommy
pockmarked face
sesame
narcotic
hot and numbing
lit. tangled skein
Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
sesame (seed)
low ranking official
anesthesiology
narcosis
anaesthesiologist
to create difficulties
sesame oil
Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti)
Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
palsy
anesthesia
sesame paste
see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼[dà mǎ hǎ yú]
unwary
poliomyelitis
best pal
trivial
sesame seed
linseed
urticaria
Asō (name)
acupuncture anesthesia
ricin (biochemistry)
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan
an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
hemp garment
sickening
hemp wadding
anesthetic; narcotic
ephedrine
local anesthetic
anesthetic
castor beans
local anesthetic
paralysis
female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
hemp and ramie
Gastrodia elata (botany)
cerebral palsy
castor-oil plant
pockmark
to wear mourning clothes
linseed
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
fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough)
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang
gneiss
(bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
limp and numb (of limbs)
Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei
to pester
(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
sackcloth
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang
to dissect a sparrow
to cause trouble for sb
Mommy Peng, nickname for Peng Liyuan 彭麗媛|彭丽媛[péng lì yuán]
mapo tofu
sawtooth oak
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
king salmon
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
mahjong
linen or cotton fabric
swift
to wear mourning clothes
jummah or Friday, when Muslims gather to attend prayers (loanword from Arabic)
polio (poliomyelitis)
(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[zhàn jiāng shì], Guangdong
Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
an anesthetic; (fig.) a narcotic
Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC
(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
to ask for trouble
acupuncture anesthesia
German measles
measles
common nettle (Urtica dioica)
ephedrine
cannabis seed
sack
trouble; inconvenience
sesame biscuit
local anesthesia
abaca
trivial matter
sesame bun
anaesthetist
Muggles (Harry Potter)
swift
Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
sisal hemp
hemp (Cannabis sativa)
Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[zhàn jiāng shì], Guangdong
methamphetamine
(dialect) to begin to dawn
numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted
sesame paste
ricin (biochemistry)
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan
(bird species of China) crested shelduck (Tadorna cristata)
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[huái huà], Hunan
(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)
the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)
female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
to look for trouble
jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.)
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
sesame oil
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
numbed
rush (tall grass)
cannabidiol (CBD)
Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
to play mahjong
local anesthetic