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螞

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Mandarin · pinyin mā#

used in 螞螂 mā láng

Mandarin · pinyin mǎ#

used in 螞蟥 mǎ huáng
used in 螞蟻 mǎ yǐ

Mandarin · pinyin mà#

used in 螞蚱 mà zha

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螞: Look up this written character
蚂: mǎ · ant; leech

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1 · ma1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maa1 · maa5 · maa6

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

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) A prefix used in insect names.

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only used in 螞蚱／蚂蚱 (màzha)

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only used in 螞螂／蚂螂 (mālang)

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