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馬仔

简马仔 · 繁馬仔

Mandarin · pinyin mǎ zǎi

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3–3 · ma3 zai3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 9 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

maa5 zai2

Cantonese word readings for 馬仔. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

maa5 zai2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese, Northern Min, Southern Min, Hunan Tuhua) foal (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) horse
(Cantonese) racehorse (especially for horse betting)
(Cantonese) subordinate; underling (Classifier: 個／个 c)
(Southern Min) errand runner
(originally Cantonese) gang follower; gang member (Classifier: 個／个 c)
(Northern Min) pickpocket
(Cantonese) sachima
(Cantonese) bridge (of a stringed instrument, e.g. huqin and guzheng)