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麻 má generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lu:3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb
Results beginning with 麻
麻烦 má fan trouble / inconvenience / inconvenient / troublesome / annoying / to bother sb / to put sb to trouble
麻醉 má zuì anesthesia / to anesthetize / (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind) / to enervate / to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)
麻木 má mù numb / insensitive / apathetic
麻将 má jiàng mahjong / CL:局[ju2],副[fu4]
麻痹 má bì paralysis / palsy / numbness / to benumb / (fig.) to lull / negligent / apathetic
麻辣 má là hot and numbing
麻雀 má què sparrow / (dialect) mahjong
麻袋 má dài sack / burlap bag
麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
麻子 má zi pockmark
麻油 má yóu sesame oil
麻利 má li swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial)
麻药 má yào anesthetic
麻疹 má zhěn measles
麻衣 má yī hemp garment
麻布 má bù sackcloth
麻吉 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial
麻黄 má huáng ephedra (genus Ephedra)
麻风 má fēng leprosy / Hansen's disease
麻酱 má jiàng sesame paste
麻脸 má liǎn pockmarked face
麻纱 má shā linen or cotton fabric
麻纤  hemp
麻瘢 má bān pock mark
麻缠 má chán to pester
麻城 Má chéng Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei
麻豆 Má dòu (fashion) model (loanword)
麻疯 má fēng leprosy / also written 麻風|麻风
麻瓜 má guā Muggles (Harry Potter)
麻江 Má jiāng Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
麻醬 má jiàng sesame paste (sauce)
麻椒 má jiāo an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying
麻茎 má jīng hemp straw
麻类 má lèi bast fiber plant (general term for hemp, flax, jute, ramie etc)
麻俐 má li variant of 麻利[ma2li5]
麻力 má li swift / agile / efficient / quick witted (colloquial) / also written 麻利[ma2 li5]
麻栎 má lì sawtooth oak / Quercus acutissima
麻山 Má shān Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
麻生 Má shēng Asō / (name) / ASŌ / Tarō / (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister 2008-2009
麻石 má shí chiseled stone (used in construction)
麻糬 má shǔ (transliteration of Japanese "mochi") sticky rice balls / mochi
麻絮 má xù hemp wadding
麻阳 Má yáng Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan
麻章 Má zhāng Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong
麻州 Má zhōu abbr. for Massachusetts
麻苎 má zhù hemp and ramie / coarse cloth
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麻醉药 má zuì yào anesthetic / narcotic
麻辣烫 má là tàng hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls)
麻醉剂 má zuì jì an anesthetic / (fig.) a narcotic
麻将牌 má jiàng pái mahjong tile
麻风病 má fēng bìng leprosy / Hansen's disease
麻黄素 má huáng sù ephedrine
麻黄碱 má huáng jiǎn ephedrine
麻醉学 má zuì xué anesthesiology
麻醉师 má zuì shī anaesthetist
麻醉机 má zuì jī anaesthesia machine
麻醉品 má zuì pǐn bhang
麻醉气  stupefying gas
麻醉纸  blotter
麻城市 Má chéng shì Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei
麻豆镇 Má dòu zhèn Matou town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
麻疯树 má fēng shù jatropha
麻花辫 má huā biàn braided pigtail
麻江县 Má jiāng xiàn Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
麻栗坡 Má lì pō Malipo county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
麻麻亮 mā ma liàng (dialect) to begin to dawn / to be just getting light
麻腮风 má sāi fēng measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (abbr. for 麻疹[ma2 zhen3] + 流行性腮腺炎[liu2 xing2 xing4 sai1 xian4 yan2] + 風疹|风疹[feng1 zhen3])
麻山区 Má shān qū Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
麻嗖嗖 má sōu sōu to feel cold and numb
麻阳县 Má yáng xiàn Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan
麻章区 Má zhāng qū Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong
麻醉药品 má zuì yào pǐn narcotic
麻木不仁 má mù bù rén numbed / insensitive / apathetic / thick-skinned
麻痹大意 má bì dà yì unwary / negligent
麻烦地点  trouble spot
麻栗坡县 Má lì pō xiàn Malipo county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
麻婆豆腐 má pó dòu fǔ mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
麻萨诸塞 má sà zhū sài Massachusetts
麻生太郎 Má shēng Tài láng ASŌ / Tarō / (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008
麻醉学者 má zuì xué zhě anaesthesiologist
麻醉状态 má zuì zhuàng tài narcosis / narcotism / anesthesia / anesthesis
麻生·太郎  ASŌ / Tarō / (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008
麻黄属植物  ephedra
麻醉止痛药  narcotic analgesic
麻醉药品司  Division of Narcotic Drugs
麻痹性贝毒 má bì xìng bèi dú paralytic shellfish poisoning
麻生・太郎 Má shēng · Tài láng ASŌ / Tarō / (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008
麻醉品作物 má zuì pǐn zuò wù narcotic crop
麻省理工学院 Má shěng Lǐ gōng Xué yuàn Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
麻醉药品委员会  Commission on Narcotic Drugs
麻醉气提供系统  anaesthetic gas supply system
麻阳苗族自治县 Má yáng Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan
麻醉品管制和估量科  Narcotics Control and Estimates Section
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom) / small but complete in every detail
麻醉药品委员会秘书处  Secretariat of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
麻醉药品需要量估计数  estimated requirements of narcotic drugs
麻醉品专门知识和服务登记册  register of narcotics expertise and services
麻醉药品估计数字和统计数字对比表  Comparative Statement of Estimates and Statistics on Narcotic Drugs
麻醉品滥用和非法贩运问题国际会议宣言  Declaration of the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
麻醉药品滥用管制问题机构间咨询委员会  Inter-Agency Advisory Committee on Drug Abuse Control
Approximate Results for 麻
芝麻 zhī ma sesame (seed)
发麻 fā má to feel numb
肉麻 ròu má sickening / corny / sappy / maudlin / fulsome (of praise)
亚麻 yà má flax
大麻 dà má hemp (Cannabis sativa) / cannabis / marijuana
天麻 tiān má Gastrodia elata (botany)
酥麻 sū má limp and numb (of limbs)
剑麻 jiàn má sisal hemp
乱麻 luàn má lit. tangled skein / in a tremendous muddle / confused
苎麻 zhù má (botany) ramie (Boehmeria nivea) / the fiber of this plant
黄麻 huáng má jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.) / plant fiber used for rope or sacks
蓖麻 bì má castor-oil plant
胡麻 hú má sesame / (botany) flax / linseed
蛇麻 shé má hops (Humulus lupulus)
箍麻 gū má to become numb (from being bound too tightly)
火麻 huǒ má hemp
蕉麻 jiāo má abaca / Manila hemp
槿麻 jǐn má ambari hemp
苴麻 jū má female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
局麻 jú má local anesthesia (abbr. for 局部麻醉[ju2 bu4 ma2 zui4])
马麻 mǎ má (slang) mama / mom (pun on 媽媽|妈妈[ma1ma5])
荨麻 qián má nettle / also pr. [xun2 ma2]
苘麻 qǐng má Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti) / Indian hemp (cannabis)
全麻 quán má general anesthesia (abbr. for 全身麻醉[quan2shen1 ma2zui4])
针麻 zhēn má acupuncture anesthesia
脂麻 zhī ma variant of 芝麻[zhi1 ma5]
种麻 zhǒng má female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
主麻 zhǔ má (Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic) / (Islam) a week
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荨麻疹 xún má zhěn urticaria / nettle rash / hives
惹麻烦 rě má fan to create difficulties / to be troublesome / to invite trouble
找麻烦 zhǎo má fan to look for trouble
芝麻官 zhī ma guān low ranking official / petty bureaucrat
黑芝麻 hēi zhī ma sesame (seed)
芝麻油 zhī ma yóu sesame oil
芝麻酱 zhī ma jiàng sesame paste
亚麻酸 yà má suān linolenic acid
亚麻布 yà má bù linen
白芝麻 bái zhī ma sesame seed
罗布麻 luó bù má dogbane (Apocynum venetum), leaves used in TCM
大麻油  cannabis oil / marijuana oil / liquid hashish / liquid cannabis / hashish oil / cured cannabis
黑麻疹  black measles
大麻叶  cannabis leaf
白麻子 bái má zi pockmark
白麻子 bái má zǐ cannabis seed
半麻醉 bàn má zuì local anesthetic / anesthesia to half the body (as for a C-section birth)
蓖麻毒 bì má dú ricin
蓖麻籽 bì má zǐ castor beans
赤麻鸭 chì má yā (bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
搓麻将 cuō má jiàng to play mahjong
大麻素 dài má sù cannabinoid
大麻瘾 dài má yǐn cannabism
大麻脂 dài má zhī cannabis resin
大麻砖 dài má zhuān brick
大麻里 Dà má lǐ Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan / same as Taimali 太麻里[Tai4 ma2 li3]
大麻鳽 dà má yán (bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
冠麻鸭 guān má yā (bird species of China) crested shelduck (Tadorna cristata)
胡麻籽 hú má zǐ sesame seed
加麻大 Jiā má dà (slang) Canada
家麻雀 jiā má què (bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
局麻药 jú má yào local anesthetic
密麻麻 mì má má see 密密麻麻|密密麻麻[mi4 mi5 ma2 ma2]
彭麻麻 Péng má má Mommy Peng, nickname for Peng Liyuan 彭麗媛|彭丽媛[Peng2 Li4 yuan2]
片麻岩 piàn má yán gneiss
曲麻莱 Qǔ má lái Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
山麻雀 shān má què (bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus)
蛇麻草 shé má cǎo hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer
使麻痹 shǐ má bì to paralyze
树麻雀 shù má què (bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
太麻里 Tài má lǐ Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
添麻烦 tiān má fan to cause trouble for sb / to inconvenience
亚麻仁 yà má rén flaxseed / linseed
亚麻子 yà má zǐ variant of 亞麻籽|亚麻籽[ya4ma2zi3]
亚麻籽 yà má zǐ flaxseed / linseed
芝麻包 zhī ma bāo sesame bun
芝麻饼 zhī ma bǐng sesame biscuit
芝麻菜 zhī ma cài (botany) arugula / rocket / roquette (subspecies Eruca vesicaria sativa)
主麻日 Zhǔ má rì (Islam) Friday, when Muslims go to the mosque before noon to attend congregational prayers
密密麻麻 mì mi má má numerous and close together / densely packed / thickly dotted
心乱如麻 xīn luàn rú má one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom) / confused / disconcerted / upset
杀人如麻 shā rén rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies
披麻带孝 pī má dài xiào to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻戴孝
披麻戴孝 pī má dài xiào to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝
伪麻黄碱  pseudoephedrine
假麻黄碱  pseudoephedrine
大麻二酚  cannabidiol
大麻二醇  cannabidiol
大麻植物  cannabis plant
大麻雪茄  cheroot
非洲大麻  dagga / dacha / dakka
屈大麻酚  dronabinol
蓖麻毒素 bì má dú sù ricin (biochemistry)
次大麻酚 cì dài má fēn cannabivarin
大麻二酚 dà má èr fēn cannabidiol (CBD)
大麻哈鱼 dà má hǎ yú see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼[da4 ma3 ha3 yu2]
大麻里乡 Dà má lǐ xiāng Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan / same as Taimali 太麻里[Tai4 ma2 li3]
德国麻疹 Dé guó má zhěn German measles / rubella
黑顶麻雀 hēi dǐng má què (bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
黑漆麻花 hēi qī má huā pitch-dark / coal black
黑胸麻雀 hēi xiōng má què (bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
黑芝麻糊 hēi zhī ma hú black sesame paste
角胡麻科 jiǎo hú má kē Martyniaceae
解剖麻雀 jiě pōu má què to dissect a sparrow / (fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization
局部麻醉 jú bù má zuì local anesthesia
脑性麻痹 nǎo xìng má bì cerebral palsy / spasticity
翘鼻麻鸭 qiào bí má yā (bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
全身麻醉 quán shēn má zuì general anesthesia
曲麻莱县 Qǔ má lái xiàn Qumarlêb County (Tibetan: chu dmar leb rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
杀人如麻 shā rén - rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies
太麻里乡 Tài má lǐ xiāng Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
小儿麻痹 xiǎo ér má bì polio (poliomyelitis)
小林麻央 xiǎo lín má yāng Mao
亚麻子油 yà má zǐ yóu linseed oil
印度大麻 yìn duó dài má Indian hemp
异株荨麻 yì zhū qián má common nettle (Urtica dioica)
震颤麻痹 zhèn chàn má bì palsy / trembling paralysis / used for Parkinson's disease 帕金森病[Pa4 jin1 sen1 bing4]
针刺麻醉 zhēn cì má zuì acupuncture anesthesia
芝麻绿豆 zhī ma lu:4 dòu trivial / minute (size)
芝麻小事 zhī ma xiǎo shì trivial matter / trifle
自找麻烦 zì zhǎo má fan to ask for trouble / to invite difficulties
快刀斩乱麻 kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom) / decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
小儿麻痹症 xiǎo ér má bì zhèng poliomyelitis / infantile paralysis
纤维型大麻  fibre-type cannabis
抽大麻中毒  cannabism
四氢大麻酸  tetrahydrocannabinolic acid
因麻疹死亡  measles-related death
印度大麻脂  hashish
世界麻风周  World Leprosy Week
世界麻风节  World Leprosy Day
印度大麻油  hash oil
六氢大麻酚  parahexyl
大麻属植物  cannabis plant
蓖麻毒蛋白 bì má dú dàn bái ricin (biochemistry)
大麻环萜酚 dài má huán tiē fēn cannabichromene
打麻雀运动 Dǎ Má què Yùn dòng the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
福田麻由子 fú tián má yóu zǐ Mayuko
井上麻里奈 jǐng shàng má lǐ nài Marina
局部麻醉剂 jú bù má zuì jì local anesthetic
快刀断乱麻 kuài dāo duàn luàn má lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom) / decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
去氧麻黄碱 qù yǎng má huáng jiǎn methamphetamine
四氢大麻酚 sì qīng dà má fēn Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC
脱氧麻黄碱 tuō yǎng má huáng jiǎn methamphetamine
陈谷子烂芝麻 chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom) / fig. the same boring old gossip
草本植物大麻  herbal cannabis
国际黄麻组织  International Jute Organization
大鳞大麻哈鱼 dà lín dá má hǎ yú king salmon / Chinook salmon
精育无籽大麻 jīng yù wú zǐ dài má sinsemilla
溶液培植大麻 róng yè péi zhí dài má hydroponic marihuana
小儿麻痹病毒 xiǎo ér má bì bìng dú poliovirus
大麻的化学性能  chemistry of cannabis
执行麻醉药品法  drug law enforcement
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