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麻

Mandarin · pinyin má#

generic name for hemp, flax etc
hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
sesame
Classifier: 縷 lǚ
(of materials) rough or coarse
pocked
pitted
to have pins and needles or tingling
to feel numb

Mandarin · pinyin Má#

surname Ma

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麻: má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200

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maa4

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general name for hemp, flax, jute, etc.
hemp fibre; linen
(historical, obsolete) hemp band worn on the head or waist by a mourner
mourning garment; mourning apparel
(historical) imperial edict
sesame
numerous; chaotic
coarse; rough
spotty; pitted
(traditional Chinese medicine) short for 麻疹 (mázhěn, “measles”)
pockmark; pock
numb; senseless
(of foods) having the taste like one of Sichuan pepper
(Sichuanese) tipsy
(Xianyou Puxian Min) astringent; acerbic; tart
(Xianyou Puxian Min) itchy
(Xianyou Puxian Min) cold; aloof; apathetic
a surname

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