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馬甲

简马甲 · 繁馬甲

Mandarin · pinyin mǎ jiǎ

corset
sockpuppet (Internet slang)
vest (dialect)

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馬: Look up this written character
甲: jiǎ · armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–3 · ma3 jia3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maa5 gaap3

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

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noun

horse armor
(fashion) corset (particularly a form of corset popular in China in the early 20th century)
(Wu) vest; sleeveless garment
(colloquial) camouflage
(Internet) sock puppet (alternative pseudonymous online account, especially one used for abuse)

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