麻 (maa4) — general name for hemp, flax, jute, etc in Cantonese

maaˎ₄麻

Mandarin Pinyin: ma2

Meaning of 麻

noungeneral name for hemp, flax, jute, etc

nounsesame

nounnumb; tingling; spicy hot

nounpitted; spotted (sparrow, etc)

nounfibre of hemp, flax, etc for textile materials

nouncoarse; rough

Example Sentences with 麻

亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。

Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.

麻煩你畀杯白滾水我

I'd have to trouble you for a glass of plain water

靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢

The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards

ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔cungˉ¹沖loengˎ₄涼haiˊ²係houˊ²好ziˉ¹芝maaˎ₄麻lukˍ₆綠dauˊ²豆ge˗₃嘅siˍ₆事laiˎ₄嚟ge˗₃嘅zeˉ¹啫，，唔mˎ₄好houˊ²喺haiˍ₆到dou˗₃囉loˉ¹囉loˉ¹唆soˉ¹唆！

That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here!

tiuˎ₄條jauˏ₅友zaiˊ²仔aa˗₃掗aa˗₃掗zaa˗₃拃zaa˗₃拃gamˊ²噉，，真zanˉ¹係haiˍ₆好houˊ²鬼gwaiˊ²麻maaˎ₄煩！

That over self-entitled person is really troublesome!

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Words Containing 麻

pervert; man who harasses women

麻醉師maa4 zeoi3 si1

anaesthetist

山芝麻saan1 zi1 maa4

Helicteres angustifolia (helicteres)

麻鷹maa4 jing1

sparrow hawk ; a black kite (Milvus migrans) [Syn.] 黑鳶

密密麻麻mat6 mat6 maa4 maa4

cluster, swarm, dense

天麻tin1 maa4

gastrodia elata (herb used in TCM)

麻省maa4 saang2

Massachusetts

麻煩你maa4 faan4 nei5

"Could I trouble you...?" / "Excuse me...?"

麻雀牌maa4 zoek3 paai2

mahjong tiles

發麻faat3 maa4

feel numb; have pins and needles; go to sleep

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