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馬仔
简 马仔 · 繁 馬仔Mandarin · pinyin mǎ zǎi
Meanings
- henchman
- gang member
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Mandarin tones
3–3 · ma3 zai3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
maa5 zai2
Cantonese word readings for 馬仔. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
noun
- (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)
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