| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 马 | 馬 | Mǎ | - surname Ma - abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4] |
| 马 | 馬 | mǎ | - horse - CL:匹[pi3] - horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess - knight in Western chess |
| 上马 | 上馬 | shàngmǎ | - to get on a horse - to mount |
| 下马 | 下馬 | xiàmǎ | - to dismount from a horse - (fig.) to abandon (a project) |
| 人马 | 人馬 | rénmǎ | - men and horses - troops - group of people - troop - staff - centaur |
| 伽马 | 伽馬 | gāmǎ | - gamma (Greek letter Γγ) (loanword) |
| 作马 | 作馬 | zuòmǎ | - trestle - carpenter's frame |
| 侯马 | 侯馬 | Hóumǎ | - Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi |
| 儿马 | 兒馬 | érmǎ | - stallion |
| 公马 | 公馬 | gōngmǎ | - male horse - stallion - stud |
| 兵马 | 兵馬 | bīngmǎ | - troops and horses - military forces |
| 出马 | 出馬 | chūmǎ | - to set out (on a campaign) - to stand for election - to throw one's cap in the ring |
| 利马 | 利馬 | Lìmǎ | - Lima, capital of Peru |
| 勒马 | 勒馬 | lèmǎ | - to rein in a horse |
| 午马 | 午馬 | wǔmǎ | - Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002) |
| 司马 | 司馬 | Sīmǎ | - official post of minister of war in pre-han Chinese states - two-character surname Sima |
| 坠马 | 墜馬 | zhuìmǎ | - to fall off a horse |
| 大马 | 大馬 | Dàmǎ | - Malaysia |
| 奔马 | 奔馬 | bēnmǎ | - runaway horses |
| 套马 | 套馬 | tàomǎ | - to harness a horse - to lasso a horse |
| 害马 | 害馬 | hàimǎ | - lit. the black horse of the herd - fig. trouble-maker - the black sheep of the family |
| 宝马 | 寶馬 | Bǎomǎ | - BMW (car company) |
| 宝马 | 寶馬 | bǎomǎ | - precious horse |
| 对马 | 對馬 | Duìmǎ | - Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea |
| 小马 | 小馬 | xiǎomǎ | - colt - pony |
| 幼马 | 幼馬 | yòumǎ | - young horse - colt - filly |
| 康马 | 康馬 | Kāngmǎ | - Kangmar county, Tibetan: Khang dmar rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet |
| 彪马 | 彪馬 | Biāomǎ | - Puma (brand) |
| 征马 | 征馬 | zhēngmǎ | - horse capable of long expedition - army horse |
| 戎马 | 戎馬 | róngmǎ | - military horse - by extension, military matters |
| 战马 | 戰馬 | zhànmǎ | - war-horse |
| 拍马 | 拍馬 | pāimǎ | - to urge on a horse by patting its bottom - fig. to encourage - same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady |
| 挂马 | 掛馬 | guàmǎ | - Trojan horse, to add malware to a website or program (computing) |
| 探马 | 探馬 | tànmǎ | - mounted scout (arch.) |
| 斑马 | 斑馬 | bānmǎ | - zebra - CL:匹[pi3] |
| 新马 | 新馬 | XīnMǎ | - abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 and Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚 |
| 木马 | 木馬 | mùmǎ | - wooden horse - rocking horse - vaulting horse (gymnastics) - trojan horse (computing) |
| 杜马 | 杜馬 | Dùmǎ | - Duma, lower chamber of Russian parliament |
| 水马 | 水馬 | shuǐmǎ | - water-filled barrier |
| 河马 | 河馬 | hémǎ | - hippopotamus |
| 法马 | 法馬 | fǎmǎ | - variant of 砝碼|砝码[fa3 ma3] |
| 洗马 | 洗馬 | xiǎnmǎ | - (official title) herald to the crown prince (in imperial China) |
| 海马 | 海馬 | hǎimǎ | - sea horse - hippocampus |
| 灶马 | 灶馬 | zàomǎ | - camel cricket - Diestrammena japonica |
| 牛马 | 牛馬 | niúmǎ | - oxen and horses - beasts of burden - CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
| 牸马 | 牸馬 | zìmǎ | - mare |
| 皇马 | 皇馬 | HuángMǎ | - Real Madrid soccer team - abbr. for 皇家馬德里|皇家马德里 |
| 祖马 | 祖馬 | Zǔmǎ | - Zuma (name) - Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president from 2009 |
| 神马 | 神馬 | shénmǎ | - mythical horse - Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shen2 me5] |
| 种马 | 種馬 | zhǒngmǎ | - stallion - stud horse |
| 立马 | 立馬 | lìmǎ | - at once - immediately - promptly - swiftly |
| 竹马 | 竹馬 | zhúmǎ | - bamboo stick used as a toy horse |
| 策马 | 策馬 | cèmǎ | - to urge on a horse using a whip or spurs |
| 筹马 | 籌馬 | chóumǎ | - variant of 籌碼|筹码[chou2 ma3] |
| 纸马 | 紙馬 | zhǐmǎ | - paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals |
| 罗马 | 羅馬 | Luómǎ | - Rome, capital of Italy |
| 义马 | 義馬 | Yìmǎ | - Yima county level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[San1 men2 xia2], Henan |
| 良马 | 良馬 | liángmǎ | - good horse |
| 荷马 | 荷馬 | Hémǎ | - Homer |
| 落马 | 落馬 | luòmǎ | - (lit.) to fall from a horse - (fig.) to suffer a setback - to come a cropper - to be sacked (e.g. for corruption) |
| 蓟马 | 薊馬 | jìmǎ | - (zoology) thrips (order Thysanoptera) - thunderbug |
| 角马 | 角馬 | jiǎomǎ | - gnu - wildebeest |
| 赛马 | 賽馬 | sàimǎ | - horse race - horse racing |
| 走马 | 走馬 | zǒumǎ | - to ride (a horse) - to go on horseback |
| 跑马 | 跑馬 | pǎomǎ | - horse race - to ride a horse at a fast pace - wet dream |
| 跳马 | 跳馬 | tiàomǎ | - vault (gymnastics) |
| 跃马 | 躍馬 | yuèmǎ | - to gallop - to spur on a horse - to let one's steed have his head |
| 车马 | 車馬 | chēmǎ | - vehicles and horses |
| 铁马 | 鐵馬 | tiěmǎ | - armored horse - cavalry - metal chimes hanging from eaves - steel barricade - (Tw) bike |
| 雄马 | 雄馬 | xióngmǎ | - male horse - stallion |
| 鞍马 | 鞍馬 | ānmǎ | - pommel horse (gymnastics) |
| 飞马 | 飛馬 | fēimǎ | - at the gallop |
| 马丁 | 馬丁 | Mǎdīng | - Martin (name) |
| 马上 | 馬上 | mǎshàng | - at once - right away - immediately - on horseback (i.e. by military force) |
| 马仔 | 馬仔 | mǎzǎi | - henchman - gang member |
| 马夫 | 馬伕 | mǎfū | - groom - stable lad - horsekeeper - pimp - procurer |
| 马但 | 馬但 | Mǎdàn | - Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15 |
| 马来 | 馬來 | Mǎlái | - Malaya - Malaysia |
| 马克 | 馬克 | Mǎkè | - Mark (name) |
| 马公 | 馬公 | Mǎgōng | - Makung city in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan |
| 马具 | 馬具 | mǎjù | - harness |
| 马刀 | 馬刀 | mǎdāo | - saber - cavalry sword |
| 马列 | 馬列 | MǎLiè | - Marx and Lenin |
| 马利 | 馬利 | Mǎlì | - Mali, West Africa (Tw) |
| 马刺 | 馬刺 | mǎcì | - spur (on riding boots) |
| 马力 | 馬力 | mǎlì | - horsepower |
| 马勒 | 馬勒 | Mǎlè | - Mahler (name) - Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Austrian composer |
| 马勺 | 馬勺 | mǎsháo | - wooden ladle |
| 马匹 | 馬匹 | mǎpǐ | - horse |
| 马占 | 馬占 | mǎzhàn | - (dialect) merchant (loanword) |
| 马圈 | 馬圈 | mǎjuàn | - stable |
| 马国 | 馬國 | Mǎguó | - Malaysia |
| 马大 | 馬大 | Mǎdà | - Martha (biblical name) |
| 马太 | 馬太 | Mǎtài | - Matthew (name) |
| 马子 | 馬子 | mǎzǐ | - (slang) girl - chick - babe |
| 马子 | 馬子 | mǎzi | - bandit - brigand - gambling chip - see 馬桶|马桶 |
| 马尾 | 馬尾 | Mǎwěi | - Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian |
| 马尾 | 馬尾 | mǎwěi | - ponytail (hairstyle) - horse's tail - slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants) |
| 马屁 | 馬屁 | mǎpì | - horse hindquarters - flattery - boot-licking |
| 马山 | 馬山 | Mǎshān | - Mashan county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi |
| 马帮 | 馬幫 | mǎbāng | - caravan of horses carrying goods |
| 马年 | 馬年 | mǎnián | - Year of the Horse (e.g. 2002) |
| 马店 | 馬店 | mǎdiàn | - inn that also provides facilities for visitors' horses |
| 马厩 | 馬廄 | mǎjiù | - stable |
| 马戏 | 馬戲 | mǎxì | - circus |
| 马房 | 馬房 | mǎfáng | - horse stable |
| 马拉 | 馬拉 | Mǎlā | - Marat (name) - Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), Swiss scientist and physician |
| 马村 | 馬村 | Mǎcūn | - Macun district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 shi4], Henan |
| 马桶 | 馬桶 | mǎtǒng | - chamber pot - wooden pan used as toilet - toilet bowl |
| 马荣 | 馬榮 | Mǎróng | - Mayon (volcano in Philippines) |
| 马枪 | 馬槍 | mǎqiāng | - carbine - lance |
| 马槽 | 馬槽 | mǎcáo | - manger |
| 马步 | 馬步 | mǎbù | - horse stance (martial arts) |
| 马洛 | 馬洛 | Mǎluò | - Marlow (name) |
| 马熊 | 馬熊 | mǎxióng | - brown bear |
| 马灯 | 馬燈 | mǎdēng | - barn lantern - kerosene lamp |
| 马球 | 馬球 | mǎqiú | - polo |
| 马甲 | 馬甲 | mǎjiǎ | - corset - sockpuppet (Internet slang) - vest (dialect) |
| 马祖 | 馬祖 | Mǎzǔ | - Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan |
| 马科 | 馬科 | mǎkē | - Equidae - horse family |
| 马竿 | 馬竿 | mǎgān | - lasso pole - blind man's stick - white stick |
| 马糊 | 馬糊 | mǎhu | - variant of 馬虎|马虎[ma3 hu5] |
| 马累 | 馬累 | Mǎlèi | - Malé, capital of Maldives |
| 马经 | 馬經 | mǎjīng | - form (horse racing) |
| 马群 | 馬群 | mǎqún | - herd of horses |
| 马背 | 馬背 | mǎbèi | - horseback |
| 马脚 | 馬腳 | mǎjiǎo | - sth one wishes to conceal - the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag") |
| 马航 | 馬航 | MǎHáng | - Malaysia Airlines |
| 马良 | 馬良 | MǎLiáng | - Ma Liang (Three Kingdoms) |
| 马芬 | 馬芬 | mǎfēn | - muffin (loanword) - also written 瑪芬|玛芬[ma3 fen1] |
| 马莎 | 馬莎 | Mǎshā | - Marks and Spencers, UK retail chain - Martha (name) |
| 马兰 | 馬蘭 | Mǎlán | - Malan atomic test site in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng4 Meng3 gu3 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang |
| 马虎 | 馬虎 | mǎhu | - careless - sloppy - negligent - skimpy |
| 马蜂 | 馬蜂 | mǎfēng | - hornet |
| 马术 | 馬術 | mǎshù | - equestrianism - horsemanship |
| 马表 | 馬表 | mǎbiǎo | - stopwatch |
| 马褂 | 馬褂 | mǎguà | - buttoned mandarin jacket of the Qing dynasty 清代[Qing1 dai4] (1644-1911) |
| 马贼 | 馬賊 | mǎzéi | - horse thief - (old) group of horse-mounted bandits |
| 马赛 | 馬賽 | Mǎsài | - Marseille, city in south France - Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan |
| 马赫 | 馬赫 | Mǎhè | - Mach (name) - Ernst Mach (1838-1916), German physicist - Mach (aeronautics), unit of speed based on speed of sound = 1 Mach = 1224 km per hr |
| 马超 | 馬超 | MǎChāo | - Ma Chao (176-222), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms |
| 马趴 | 馬趴 | mǎpā | - face-plant |
| 马路 | 馬路 | mǎlù | - street - road - CL:條|条[tiao2] |
| 马蹄 | 馬蹄 | mǎtí | - horse's hoof - horseshoe - Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta) |
| 马蹬 | 馬蹬 | mǎdèng | - stirrup |
| 马车 | 馬車 | mǎchē | - cart - chariot - carriage - buggy |
| 马达 | 馬達 | mǎdá | - motor (loanword) |
| 马边 | 馬邊 | Mǎbiān | - Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Sichuan |
| 马里 | 馬里 | Mǎlǐ | - Mali, West Africa |
| 马衔 | 馬銜 | mǎxián | - bit - mouthpiece |
| 马镫 | 馬鐙 | mǎdèng | - stirrup |
| 马关 | 馬關 | Mǎguān | - Maguan 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 |
| 马队 | 馬隊 | mǎduì | - cavalry - caravan of horses carrying goods |
| 马雅 | 馬雅 | Mǎyǎ | - Maya (civilization of central America) |
| 马面 | 馬面 | MǎMiàn | - Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology |
| 马鞍 | 馬鞍 | mǎān | - saddle |
| 马鞭 | 馬鞭 | mǎbiān | - horsewhip |
| 马头 | 馬頭 | mǎtóu | - horse's head - same as 碼頭|码头[ma3 tou2], pier |
| 马驹 | 馬駒 | mǎjū | - young horse (colt or filly) |
| 马骝 | 馬騮 | mǎliú | - monkey (dialect) - little monkey (affectionate term for children, subordinates) |
| 马骡 | 馬騾 | mǎluó | - mule |
| 马鳖 | 馬鱉 | mǎbiē | - leech |
| 马鹿 | 馬鹿 | mǎlù | - red deer - fool - idiot (Japanese 'baka') |
| 马龙 | 馬龍 | Mǎlóng | - Malong county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan |
| 驮马 | 馱馬 | tuómǎ | - pack horse |
| 驯马 | 馴馬 | xùnmǎ | - to break in a horse - a trained saddle horse |
| 驸马 | 駙馬 | fùmǎ | - emperor's son-in-law |
| 骆马 | 駱馬 | luòmǎ | - llama |
| 骏马 | 駿馬 | jùnmǎ | - fine horse - steed |
| 骒马 | 騍馬 | kèmǎ | - mare |
| 骑马 | 騎馬 | qímǎ | - to ride a horse |
| 骡马 | 騾馬 | luómǎ | - pack animal - horse and mule |
| 惊马 | 驚馬 | jīngmǎ | - startled horse |
| 驿马 | 驛馬 | yìmǎ | - post horse |
| 黑马 | 黑馬 | hēimǎ | - dark horse - fig. unexpected winner |
| 下马威 | 下馬威 | xiàmǎwēi | - display of severity immediately on taking office - (fig.) initial show of strength |
| 亚马孙 | 亞馬孫 | Yàmǎsūn | - Amazon |
| 亚马逊 | 亞馬遜 | Yàmǎxùn | - Amazon |
| 人头马 | 人頭馬 | Réntóumǎ | - Rémy Martin cognac |
| 人马座 | 人馬座 | Rénmǎzuò | - Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) |
| 人马臂 | 人馬臂 | rénmǎbì | - Sagittarius spiral arm (of our galaxy) |
| 伊马姆 | 伊馬姆 | yīmǎmǔ | - see 伊瑪目|伊玛目[yi1 ma3 mu4] |
| 侯马市 | 侯馬市 | Hóumǎshì | - Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi |
| 兵马俑 | 兵馬俑 | bīngmǎyǒng | - figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead - Terracotta Army (historic site) |
| 刀马旦 | 刀馬旦 | dāomǎdàn | - female warrior role in Chinese opera |
| 利马窦 | 利馬竇 | LìMǎdòu | - Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China - erroneous spelling of 利瑪竇|利玛窦 |
| 匹马力 | 匹馬力 | pǐmǎlì | - horsepower |
| 千里马 | 千里馬 | qiānlǐmǎ | - lit. ten thousand mile horse - fine steed |
| 半人马 | 半人馬 | bànrénmǎ | - centaur (mythology) |
| 古罗马 | 古羅馬 | gǔLuómǎ | - ancient Rome |
| 司马光 | 司馬光 | SīmǎGuāng | - Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴 |
| 司马懿 | 司馬懿 | SīmǎYì | - Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty |
| 司马昭 | 司馬昭 | SīmǎZhāo | - Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] |
| 司马法 | 司馬法 | SīmǎFǎ | - “Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1] |
| 司马炎 | 司馬炎 | SīmǎYán | - Sima Yan (236-290), founding emperor of Jin dynasty 晋 after the Three Kingdoms period, reigned 265-290 as Emperor Wu of Jin 晉武帝 |
| 司马谈 | 司馬談 | SīmǎTán | - Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] |
| 司马迁 | 司馬遷 | SīmǎQiān | - Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography |
| 哈马斯 | 哈馬斯 | Hāmǎsī | - Hamas (radical Palestinian group) |
| 哈马尔 | 哈馬爾 | Hāmǎěr | - Hamar (town in Norway) |
| 回马枪 | 回馬槍 | huímǎqiāng | - sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard) |
| 压马路 | 壓馬路 | yàmǎlù | - variant of 軋馬路|轧马路[ya4 ma3 lu4] |
| 多多马 | 多多馬 | Duōduōmǎ | - Dodoma, capital of Tanzania |
| 大仲马 | 大仲馬 | DàZhòngmǎ | - Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870), French writer |
| 套马杆 | 套馬桿 | tàomǎgǎn | - lasso on long wooden pole |
| 奥巴马 | 奧巴馬 | Àobāmǎ | - Barack Obama (1961-), US Democrat politician, president from 2009 |
| 奥马哈 | 奧馬哈 | Àomǎhā | - Omaha |
| 奥马尔 | 奧馬爾 | Àomǎěr | - Omar (Arabic name) |
| 对马岛 | 對馬島 | DuìmǎDǎo | - Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea |
| 小马座 | 小馬座 | Xiǎomǎzuò | - Equuleus (constellation) |
| 巴哈马 | 巴哈馬 | Bāhāmǎ | - the Bahamas |
| 巴拿马 | 巴拿馬 | Bānámǎ | - Panama |
| 巴马科 | 巴馬科 | Bāmǎkē | - Bamako, capital of Mali |
| 巴马县 | 巴馬縣 | Bāmǎxiàn | - Bama Yaozu autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi |
| 帕马森 | 帕馬森 | Pàmǎsēn | - Parmesan |
| 康马县 | 康馬縣 | Kāngmǎxiàn | - Kangmar county, Tibetan: Khang dmar rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet |
| 彬马那 | 彬馬那 | Bīnmǎnà | - Pyinmana, former jungle county town in central Myanmar (Burma), redesignated the national capital and renamed Naypyidaw 內比都 in November 2005 |
| 爱马仕 | 愛馬仕 | Àimǎshì | - Hermès (brand) |
| 托马斯 | 托馬斯 | Tuōmǎsī | - Thomas (male name) |
| 把马子 | 把馬子 | bǎmǎzǐ | - to pick up a girl - to get a girl |
| 拍马屁 | 拍馬屁 | pāimǎpì | - to flatter - to fawn on - to butter sb up - toadying - boot-licking |
| 拍马者 | 拍馬者 | pāimǎzhě | - flatterer - toady |
| 放一马 | 放一馬 | fàngyīmǎ | - to let (sb) off - to let (sb) get away with sth |
| 斑马线 | 斑馬線 | bānmǎxiàn | - crosswalk - zebra crossing |
| 斑马鱼 | 斑馬魚 | bānmǎyú | - zebrafish |
| 木马计 | 木馬計 | mùmǎjì | - wooden horse stratagem (cf Trojan horse) |
| 欧巴马 | 歐巴馬 | Ōubāmǎ | - Taiwanese variant of 奧巴馬|奥巴马[Ao4 ba1 ma3], Barack Obama (1961-), US Democrat politician, president from 2009 |
| 杀马特 | 殺馬特 | shāmǎtè | - Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from "smart") |
| 海马回 | 海馬迴 | hǎimǎhuí | - hippocampus |
| 海马体 | 海馬體 | hǎimǎtǐ | - hippocampus |
| 乌马河 | 烏馬河 | Wūmǎhé | - Wumahe district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 牧马人 | 牧馬人 | mùmǎrén | - herdsman (of horses) - wrangler |
| 白马寺 | 白馬寺 | BáimǎSì | - the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China |
| 白马鸡 | 白馬雞 | báimǎjī | - (Chinese bird species) white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) |
| 福马林 | 福馬林 | fúmǎlín | - formalin (loanword) |
| 穿马路 | 穿馬路 | chuānmǎlù | - to cross (a street) |
| 红马甲 | 紅馬甲 | hóngmǎjiǎ | - red waistcoat - floor trader in stock market - stockbroker |
| 纸马儿 | 紙馬兒 | zhǐmǎr | - erhua variant of 紙馬|纸马[zhi3 ma3] |
| 索马利 | 索馬利 | Suǒmǎlì | - variant of 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3] |
| 索马里 | 索馬裡 | Suǒmǎlǐ | - variant of 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3] - Somalia |
| 索马里 | 索馬里 | Suǒmǎlǐ | - Somalia |
| 罗马化 | 羅馬化 | luómǎhuà | - romanization |
| 罗马字 | 羅馬字 | luómǎzì | - the Latin alphabet |
| 罗马书 | 羅馬書 | Luómǎshū | - Epistle of St Paul to the Romans |
| 罗马法 | 羅馬法 | Luómǎfǎ | - Roman law |
| 罗马诺 | 羅馬諾 | Luómǎnuò | - Romano (name) |
| 群马县 | 群馬縣 | Qúnmǎxiàn | - Gumma prefecture in northern Japan |
| 义马市 | 義馬市 | Yìmǎshì | - Yima county level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[San1 men2 xia2], Henan |
| 耿马县 | 耿馬縣 | Gěngmǎxiàn | - Gengma Dai and Va autonomous county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[Lin2 cang1], Yunnan |
| 圣马洛 | 聖馬洛 | ShèngMǎluò | - St Malo, town in Normandy |
| 舒马赫 | 舒馬赫 | Shūmǎhè | - Michael Schumacher (1969-), former German racing driver |
| 草泥马 | 草泥馬 | cǎonímǎ | - grass mud horse - used as a substitute for 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet |
| 落马洲 | 落馬洲 | Luòmǎzhōu | - Lok Ma Chau (place in Hong Kong) |
| 萨其马 | 薩其馬 | sàqímǎ | - see 沙琪瑪|沙琪玛[sha1 qi2 ma3] |
| 蓝马鸡 | 藍馬雞 | lánmǎjī | - (Chinese bird species) blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum) |
| 藏马鸡 | 藏馬雞 | Zàngmǎjī | - (Chinese bird species) Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani) |
| 褐马鸡 | 褐馬雞 | hèmǎjī | - (Chinese bird species) brown eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) |
| 西格马 | 西格馬 | xīgémǎ | - sigma (Greek letter Σσ) |
| 费尔马 | 費爾馬 | Fèiěrmǎ | - Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665), French mathematician |
| 赛马场 | 賽馬場 | sàimǎchǎng | - race course - race ground - race track |
| 赛马会 | 賽馬會 | Sàimǎhuì | - the Jockey Club, Hong Kong philanthropic organization (and former gentleman's club) |
| 走马灯 | 走馬燈 | zǒumǎdēng | - lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern festival 元宵節|元宵节 - fig. constant busy circulation of people |
| 跑马地 | 跑馬地 | Pǎomǎdì | - Happy Valley (suburb of Hong Kong) |
| 跑马山 | 跑馬山 | PǎomǎShān | - Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Sichuan |
| 跑马厅 | 跑馬廳 | pǎomǎtīng | - horse racing track - racetrack |
| 踢马刺 | 踢馬刺 | tīmǎcì | - horse spur |
| 蹲马步 | 蹲馬步 | dùnmǎbù | - to do a martial-art squat |
| 轧马路 | 軋馬路 | yàmǎlù | - to stroll around the streets (esp. of a young couple) |
| 过马路 | 過馬路 | guòmǎlù | - to cross the street |
| 金马奖 | 金馬獎 | Jīnmǎjiǎng | - Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards |
| 阿马逊 | 阿馬遜 | Āmǎxùn | - Amazon - also written 亞馬遜|亚马逊[Ya4 ma3 xun4] |
| 雅马哈 | 雅馬哈 | Yǎmǎhā | - Yamaha |
| 露马脚 | 露馬腳 | lòumǎjiǎo | - to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature - to give the game away |
| 风马旗 | 風馬旗 | fēngmǎqí | - Tibetan prayer flag |
| 飞马座 | 飛馬座 | Fēimǎzuò | - Pegasus (constellation) |
| 马丁尼 | 馬丁尼 | mǎdīngní | - martini (loanword) |
| 马丁炉 | 馬丁爐 | Mǎdīnglú | - Martin furnace - open hearth furnace - open hearth |
| 马三家 | 馬三家 | Mǎsānjiā | - Masanjia town in Yuhong District 于洪區|于洪区[Yu2 hong2 Qu1] in Liaoning, known for its labor camp where Falun Gong practitioners etc are believed to have been detained and tortured |
| 马三立 | 馬三立 | MǎSānlì | - Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian |
| 马中锡 | 馬中錫 | MǎZhōngxī | - Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable 中山狼传 of Mr Dongguo and the ungrateful Wolf |
| 马伯乐 | 馬伯樂 | Mǎbólè | - Maspero (name) |
| 马来亚 | 馬來亞 | Mǎláiyà | - Malaya |
| 马来人 | 馬來人 | Mǎláirén | - Malay person or people |
| 马来文 | 馬來文 | Mǎláiwén | - Malaysian language |
| 马来语 | 馬來語 | Mǎláiyǔ | - Malaysian language |
| 马来鸻 | 馬來鴴 | Mǎláihéng | - (Chinese bird species) Malaysian plover (Charadrius peronii) |
| 马俊仁 | 馬俊仁 | MǎJùnrén | - Ma Junren (1944-), Chinese track coach |
| 马克思 | 馬克思 | Mǎkèsī | - Marx (name) - Groucho Marx (the star of Duck Soup, 1933) - Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism |
| 马克杯 | 馬克杯 | mǎkèbēi | - mug (loanword) |
| 马克沁 | 馬克沁 | Mǎkèqìn | - Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916), American British inventor of the Maxim machine gun |
| 马克笔 | 馬克筆 | mǎkèbǐ | - marker (loanword) - felt marker |
| 马公市 | 馬公市 | Mǎgōngshì | - Makung city in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan |
| 马六甲 | 馬六甲 | Mǎliùjiǎ | - Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra |
| 马其顿 | 馬其頓 | Mǎqídùn | - Macedonia |
| 马利亚 | 馬利亞 | Mǎlìyà | - Maria (name) - Mary, mother of Jesus Christ |
| 马利基 | 馬利基 | Mǎlìjī | - Maliki or Al-Maliki (name) - Nouri Kamel al-Maliki (1950-) prime minister of Iraq from 2006 |
| 马利筋 | 馬利筋 | mǎlìjīn | - tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) |
| 马前卒 | 馬前卒 | mǎqiánzú | - lackey - errand boy - lit. runner before a carriage |
| 马勃菌 | 馬勃菌 | mǎbójùn | - puffball (mushroom in the division Basidiomycota) |
| 马南邨 | 馬南邨 | MǎNáncūn | - Ma Nancun (1912-1966), pen name of Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓 |
| 马卡龙 | 馬卡龍 | mǎkǎlóng | - macaron, French pastry with a soft filling sandwiched between the meringue-based cookie shells (loanword) |
| 马友友 | 馬友友 | MǎYǒuyǒu | - Yo-Yo Ma (1955-), French-Chinese-American cellist |
| 马口铁 | 馬口鐵 | mǎkǒutiě | - tinplate - tin (tin-coated steel) |
| 马可尼 | 馬可尼 | Mǎkění | - Marconi, UK electronics company |
| 马哈迪 | 馬哈迪 | Mǎhādí | - Mahathir bin Mohamad |
| 马塞卢 | 馬塞盧 | Mǎsàilú | - Maseru, capital of Lesotho |
| 马大哈 | 馬大哈 | mǎdàhā | - a careless person - scatterbrain - frivolous and forgetful - abbr. for 馬馬虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈|马马虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈 |
| 马天尼 | 馬天尼 | Mǎtiānní | - Martini |
| 马太沟 | 馬太溝 | Mǎtàigōu | - Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县[Ping2 luo2 xian4], Shizuishan 石嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], Ningxia |
| 马奶酒 | 馬奶酒 | mǎnǎijiǔ | - kumis - horse milk wine |
| 马家军 | 馬家軍 | Mǎjiājūn | - the Ma clique of warlords in Gansu and Ningxia during the 1930s and 1940s |
| 马尼拉 | 馬尼拉 | Mǎnílā | - Manila, capital of Philippines |
| 马尾区 | 馬尾區 | Mǎwěiqū | - Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian |
| 马尾松 | 馬尾松 | mǎwěisōng | - Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine) |
| 马尾水 | 馬尾水 | Mǎwěishuǐ | - Mawei river through Fuzhou city |
| 马尾港 | 馬尾港 | Mǎwěigǎng | - Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city |
| 马尾辫 | 馬尾辮 | mǎwěibiàn | - ponytail |
| 马屁精 | 馬屁精 | mǎpìjīng | - toady - boot-licker |
| 马山县 | 馬山縣 | Mǎshānxiàn | - Mashan county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi |
| 马布多 | 馬布多 | Mǎbùduō | - Maputo, capital of Mozambique (Tw) |
| 马库色 | 馬庫色 | Mǎkùsè | - Marcuse (philosopher) |
| 马后炮 | 馬後炮 | mǎhòupào | - lit. firing after the horse - fig. belated action - giving advice in hindsight |
| 马后炮 | 馬後砲 | mǎhòupào | - lit. firing after the horse - fig. belated action - giving advice in hindsight |
| 马德望 | 馬德望 | Mǎdéwàng | - Battambang |
| 马德里 | 馬德裡 | Mǎdélǐ | - variant of 馬德里|马德里[Ma3 de2 li3], Madrid |
| 马德里 | 馬德里 | Mǎdélǐ | - Madrid, capital of Spain |
| 马恩岛 | 馬恩島 | MǎēnDǎo | - Isle of Man, British Isles - Isle of Mann |
| 马戏团 | 馬戲團 | mǎxìtuán | - circus |
| 马扎尔 | 馬扎爾 | Mǎzhāěr | - Magyar - Hungarian |
| 马拉加 | 馬拉加 | Mǎlājiā | - Málaga, Spain - Malaga city in Iranian East Azerbaijan |
| 马拉博 | 馬拉博 | Mǎlābó | - Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea |
| 马拉地 | 馬拉地 | Mǎlādì | - Marathi language of west India |
| 马拉威 | 馬拉威 | Mǎlāwēi | - Malawi, SE Africa (Tw) |
| 马拉松 | 馬拉松 | mǎlāsōng | - marathon (loanword) |
| 马拉糕 | 馬拉糕 | mǎlāgāo | - Cantonese sponge cake also known as mara cake |
| 马拉维 | 馬拉維 | Mǎlāwéi | - Malawi |
| 马拿瓜 | 馬拿瓜 | Mǎnáguā | - Managua, capital of Nicaragua (Tw) |
| 马斯内 | 馬斯內 | Mǎsīnèi | - Jules Massenet (1842-1912), French composer |
| 马斯河 | 馬斯河 | MǎsīHé | - Maas or Meuse River, Western Europe |
| 马斯洛 | 馬斯洛 | Mǎsīluò | - Maslow (surname) - Abraham Maslow (1908-1970), US psychologist |
| 马普托 | 馬普托 | Mǎpǔtuō | - Maputo, capital of Mozambique |
| 马服君 | 馬服君 | MǎFújūn | - Ma Fujun, famous general of Zhao 趙國|赵国 |
| 马服子 | 馬服子 | MǎFúzǐ | - Ma Fuzi (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC - also called Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 |
| 马朱罗 | 馬朱羅 | Mǎzhūluó | - Majuro, capital of Marshall Islands |
| 马村区 | 馬村區 | Mǎcūnqū | - Macun district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 shi4], Henan |
| 马桶拔 | 馬桶拔 | mǎtǒngbá | - plunger for unblocking toilet |
| 马槟榔 | 馬檳榔 | mǎbīnglang | - caper |
| 马歇尔 | 馬歇爾 | Mǎxiēěr | - Marshall (name) - George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate |
| 马杀鸡 | 馬殺雞 | mǎshājī | - massage (loanword) |
| 马氏管 | 馬氏管 | Mǎshìguǎn | - Malpighian tubule system (in the insect digestive tract etc) |
| 马海毛 | 馬海毛 | mǎhǎimáo | - mohair (loanword) |
| 马尔他 | 馬爾他 | Mǎěrtā | - Malta (Tw) |
| 马尔康 | 馬爾康 | Mǎěrkāng | - Barkam town (Tibetan: 'bar khams), capital of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan |
| 马尔斯 | 馬爾斯 | Mǎěrsī | - Mars (Roman God of War) |
| 马尔谷 | 馬爾谷 | Mǎěrgǔ | - Mark - St Mark the evangelist - less common variant of 馬克|马克[Ma3 ke4] preferred by the Catholic church |
| 马尔贾 | 馬爾賈 | Mǎěrjiǎ | - Marja (also spelled Marjah or Marjeh), agricultural district in Nad Ali District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan |
| 马尔默 | 馬爾默 | Mǎěrmò | - Malmo (Malmo city, of Sweden) |
| 马王堆 | 馬王堆 | MǎWángduī | - Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunan, a recent Han dynasty archaeological site |
| 马瑙斯 | 馬瑙斯 | Mǎnǎosī | - Manaus (city in Brazil) |
| 马略卡 | 馬略卡 | Mǎlüèkǎ | - Majorca (island of Spain) |
| 马穆楚 | 馬穆楚 | Mǎmùchǔ | - Mamoudzou, capital of Mayotte |
| 马粪纸 | 馬糞紙 | mǎfènzhǐ | - strawboard |
| 马约卡 | 馬約卡 | Mǎyāokǎ | - Majorca (island of Spain) |
| 马约特 | 馬約特 | Mǎyuētè | - Mayotte, island between NW Madagascar and Mozambique |
| 马纳马 | 馬納馬 | Mǎnàmǎ | - Manama, capital of Bahrain |
| 马缨丹 | 馬纓丹 | mǎyīngdān | - lantana (botany) |
| 马缨花 | 馬纓花 | mǎyīnghuā | - Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin) - tree rhododendron (Rhododendron delavayi) |
| 马耳他 | 馬耳他 | Mǎěrtā | - Malta |
| 马自达 | 馬自達 | Mǎzìdá | - Mazda, Japanese car make (derived from name Matsuda 松田) - also known as 萬事得|万事得 |
| 马致远 | 馬致遠 | MǎZhìyuǎn | - Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家[Yuan2 qu3 si4 da4 jia1] |
| 马英九 | 馬英九 | MǎYīngjiǔ | - Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei from 1998, President of Republic of China from 2008 |
| 马草夼 | 馬草夼 | Mǎcǎokuǎng | - Macaokuang village in Tengjia township 滕家鎮|滕家镇, Rongcheng county 榮成|荣成, Weihai 威海, Shandong |
| 马苏德 | 馬蘇德 | Mǎsūdé | - Massoud (name) - Ahmed Shah Massoud (1953-2001), Tajik Afghan engineer, military man and anti-Taleban leader |
| 马兰花 | 馬蘭花 | mǎlánhuā | - iris - Iris tectorum |
| 马蛔虫 | 馬蛔蟲 | mǎhuíchóng | - horse roundworm - parascaris equorum |
| 马赛克 | 馬賽克 | mǎsàikè | - mosaic (loanword) |
| 马赛族 | 馬賽族 | Mǎsàizú | - Basay, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan - Maasai people of Kenya |
| 马赛曲 | 馬賽曲 | Mǎsàiqǔ | - La Marseillaise |
| 马赫数 | 馬赫數 | Mǎhèshù | - Mach number, multiples of speed of sound used as unit in aeronautics, with 1 Mach = 1224 km per hr |
| 马路口 | 馬路口 | mǎlùkǒu | - intersection (of roads) |
| 马蹄形 | 馬蹄形 | mǎtíxíng | - horseshoe shape |
| 马蹄莲 | 馬蹄蓮 | mǎtílián | - calla - calla lily |
| 马蹄蟹 | 馬蹄蟹 | mǎtíxiè | - horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus) |
| 马蹄铁 | 馬蹄鐵 | mǎtítiě | - horseshoe |
| 马连良 | 馬連良 | MǎLiánliáng | - Ma Lianliang (1901-1966), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生 |
| 马边县 | 馬邊縣 | Mǎbiānxiàn | - Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan |
| 马那瓜 | 馬那瓜 | Mǎnàguā | - Managua, capital of Nicaragua |
| 马里奥 | 馬里奧 | Mǎlǐào | - Mario (name) |
| 马里兰 | 馬里蘭 | Mǎlǐlán | - Maryland, US state |
| 马铃薯 | 馬鈴薯 | mǎlíngshǔ | - potato |
| 马关县 | 馬關縣 | Mǎguānxiàn | - Maguan 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 |
| 马鞍山 | 馬鞍山 | Mǎānshān | - Ma'anshan prefecture level city in Anhui |
| 马头琴 | 馬頭琴 | mǎtóuqín | - morin khuur (Mongolian bowed stringed instrument) |
| 马驹子 | 馬駒子 | mǎjūzi | - see 馬駒|马驹[ma3 ju1] |
| 马鲛鱼 | 馬鮫魚 | mǎjiāoyú | - Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius) |
| 马齿苋 | 馬齒莧 | mǎchǐxiàn | - Portulaca oleracea (common purslane) |
| 马龙县 | 馬龍縣 | Mǎlóngxiàn | - Malong county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan |
| 驯马人 | 馴馬人 | xùnmǎrén | - horse trainer |
| 驯马场 | 馴馬場 | xùnmǎchǎng | - horse training ground |
| 驻马店 | 駐馬店 | Zhùmǎdiàn | - Zhumadian prefecture level city in Henan |
| 骑马者 | 騎馬者 | qímǎzhě | - horseman - rider - mounted soldier |
| 一马平川 | 一馬平川 | yīmǎpíngchuān | - flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country |
| 一马当先 | 一馬當先 | yīmǎdāngxiān | - to take the lead |
| 三马同槽 | 三馬同槽 | sānmǎtóngcáo | - three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof |
| 三驾马车 | 三駕馬車 | sānjiàmǎchē | - troika |
| 中箭落马 | 中箭落馬 | zhòngjiànluòmǎ | - lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse - to suffer a serious setback (idiom) |
| 乱穿马路 | 亂穿馬路 | luànchuānmǎlù | - to jaywalk |
| 亚拉巴马 | 亞拉巴馬 | Yàlābāmǎ | - Alabama, US state |
| 亚马孙河 | 亞馬孫河 | YàmǎsūnHé | - Amazon River |
| 亚马逊河 | 亞馬遜河 | YàmǎxùnHé | - Amazon River |
| 人仰马翻 | 人仰馬翻 | rényǎngmǎfān | - to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom) - in a pitiful state - in a complete mess - to roll (with laughter) |
| 人喊马嘶 | 人喊馬嘶 | rénhǎnmǎsī | - lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom) - fig. tumultuous - hubbub |
| 人困马乏 | 人困馬乏 | rénkùnmǎfá | - riders tired and horses weary - worn out - exhausted - spent - fatigued |
| 人高马大 | 人高馬大 | réngāomǎdà | - tall and strong |
| 以马内利 | 以馬內利 | yǐmǎnèilì | - Emanuel |
| 伽马射线 | 伽馬射線 | gāmǎshèxiàn | - gamma rays |
| 伽马辐射 | 伽馬輻射 | jiāmǎfúshè | - gamma radiation |
| 做牛做马 | 做牛做馬 | zuòniúzuòmǎ | - lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard |
| 兵强马壮 | 兵強馬壯 | bīngqiángmǎzhuàng | - lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom) - fig. a well-trained and powerful army |
| 兵荒马乱 | 兵荒馬亂 | bīnghuāngmǎluàn | - soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war |
| 利马索尔 | 利馬索爾 | Lìmǎsuǒěr | - Limassol, Cyprus - Lemesos |
| 加足马力 | 加足馬力 | jiāzúmǎlì | - to go at full throttle - (fig.) to go all out - to kick into high gear |
| 北叟失马 | 北叟失馬 | běisǒushīmǎ | - lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) - fig. a blessing in disguise - it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good |
| 千军万马 | 千軍萬馬 | qiānjūnwànmǎ | - magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower - all the King's horses and all the King's men |
| 半人马座 | 半人馬座 | Bànrénmǎzuò | - Centaurus (constellation) |
| 危地马拉 | 危地馬拉 | Wēidìmǎlā | - Guatemala - see also 瓜地馬拉|瓜地马拉[Gua1 di4 ma3 la1] |
| 原班人马 | 原班人馬 | yuánbānrénmǎ | - original cast - former team |
| 司马承帧 | 司馬承幀 | SīmǎChéngzhēn | - Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty |
| 司马穰苴 | 司馬穰苴 | SīmǎRángjū | - Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] |
| 吹牛拍马 | 吹牛拍馬 | chuīniúpāimǎ | - to resort to bragging and flattering |
| 呼牛作马 | 呼牛作馬 | hūniúzuòmǎ | - to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it - Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me. |
| 呼牛呼马 | 呼牛呼馬 | hūniúhūmǎ | - to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it - Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me. |
| 哈贝马斯 | 哈貝馬斯 | Hābèimǎsī | - Jürgen Habermas (1929-), German social philosopher |
| 喜马拉雅 | 喜馬拉雅 | Xǐmǎlāyǎ | - the Himalayas |
| 单枪匹马 | 單槍匹馬 | dānqiāngpǐmǎ | - lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single handed - unaccompanied |
| 四轮马车 | 四輪馬車 | sìlúnmǎchē | - chariot |
| 土牛木马 | 土牛木馬 | tǔniúmùmǎ | - clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance - worthless object |
| 塞翁失马 | 塞翁失馬 | sàiwēngshīmǎ | - lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) - fig. a blessing in disguise - it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good |
| 大马哈鱼 | 大馬哈魚 | dàmǎhǎyú | - chum salmon |
| 大马士革 | 大馬士革 | Dàmǎshìgé | - Damascus, capital of Syria |
| 天马行空 | 天馬行空 | tiānmǎxíngkōng | - like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) - (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative - unconstrained in style |
| 害群之马 | 害群之馬 | hàiqúnzhīmǎ | - lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) - fig. trouble-maker - black sheep - rotten apple |
| 宝马香车 | 寶馬香車 | bǎomǎxiāngchē | - precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle - ostentatious display of luxury |
| 对马海峡 | 對馬海峽 | DuìmǎHǎixiá | - Tsushima Strait, between Japan and South Korea |
| 巴拿马城 | 巴拿馬城 | BānámǎChéng | - Panama City |
| 巴马干酪 | 巴馬乾酪 | Bāmǎgānlào | - Parmesan cheese |
| 德国马克 | 德國馬克 | Déguómǎkè | - German mark |
| 心猿意马 | 心猿意馬 | xīnyuányìmǎ | - lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.) - to have ants in one's pants - hyperactive - adventurous and uncontrollable |
| 快马加鞭 | 快馬加鞭 | kuàimǎjiābiān | - to spur the horse to full speed (idiom) - to go as fast as possible |
| 悬崖勒马 | 懸崖勒馬 | xuányálèmǎ | - lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time |
| 戎马生涯 | 戎馬生涯 | róngmǎshēngyá | - army life (idiom) - the experience of war |
| 打马虎眼 | 打馬虎眼 | dǎmǎhuyǎn | - to play dumb - to slack off (idiom) |
| 抽水马桶 | 抽水馬桶 | chōushuǐmǎtǒng | - flush toilet |
| 拉马特甘 | 拉馬特甘 | LāmǎtèGān | - Ramat Gan, city in Israel, location of Bar-Ilan University |
| 招兵买马 | 招兵買馬 | zhāobīngmǎimǎ | - to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army - fig. to expand business - to recruit new staff |
| 指鹿作马 | 指鹿作馬 | zhǐlùzuòmǎ | - to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth |
| 指鹿为马 | 指鹿為馬 | zhǐlùwéimǎ | - making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation |
| 捅马蜂窝 | 捅馬蜂窩 | tǒngmǎfēngwō | - to poke through a hornets' nest - to attack a difficult task resolutely |
| 撒马尔干 | 撒馬爾幹 | Sǎmǎěrgàn | - Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan - also written 撒馬爾罕|撒马尔罕 |
| 撒马尔罕 | 撒馬爾罕 | Sǎmǎěrhǎn | - Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan |
| 放马后炮 | 放馬後炮 | fàngmǎhòupào | - to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective |
| 放马过来 | 放馬過來 | fàngmǎguòlái | - bring it on! - give me all you got! |
| 旋转木马 | 旋轉木馬 | xuánzhuǎnmùmǎ | - merry-go-round - carousel - Carousel, South Korean TV soap opera |
| 易司马仪 | 易司馬儀 | Yìsīmǎyí | - Ismail (name) - Shāh Ismāil I (1487-1524), founder of Persian Safavid dynasty, reigned 1501-1524 |
| 普氏野马 | 普氏野馬 | Pǔshìyěmǎ | - Przevalski horse (Equus przewalskii) wild horse of Central Asia first identified in 1881 by Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski 普爾熱瓦爾斯基|普尔热瓦尔斯基 |
| 木马病毒 | 木馬病毒 | mùmǎbìngdú | - Trojan horse (type of computer virus) |
| 札马剌丁 | 札馬剌丁 | Zhámǎládīng | - see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁[Za1 ma3 la2 ding1] |
| 札马鲁丁 | 札馬魯丁 | Zhámǎlǔdīng | - see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁[Za1 ma3 la2 ding1] |
| 柏油马路 | 柏油馬路 | bǎiyóumǎlù | - tarred road - asphalt road |
| 步进马达 | 步進馬達 | bùjìnmǎdá | - stepper motor |
| 汗血宝马 | 汗血寶馬 | hànxuèbǎomǎ | - Ferghana horse |
| 汗马功劳 | 汗馬功勞 | hànmǎgōngláo | - lit. to ride a laboring horse to great deeds - fig. a heroic contribution |
| 溜须拍马 | 溜鬚拍馬 | liūxūpāimǎ | - to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants - to toady - boot-licking |
| 乌马河区 | 烏馬河區 | Wūmǎhéqū | - Wumahe district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 牛年马月 | 牛年馬月 | niúniánmǎyuè | - see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4] |
| 牛溲马勃 | 牛溲馬勃 | niúsōumǎbó | - cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense - insignificant |
| 猴年马月 | 猴年馬月 | hóuniánmǎyuè | - long time off - time that will never come |
| 瓜地马拉 | 瓜地馬拉 | Guādìmǎlā | - Guatemala (Tw) |
| 瓜达拉马 | 瓜達拉馬 | Guādálāmǎ | - Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid) |
| 田忌赛马 | 田忌賽馬 | TiánJìsàimǎ | - Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom) |
| 当牛作马 | 當牛作馬 | dāngniúzuòmǎ | - to work like a horse and toil like an ox - fig. to slave for sb |
| 白马王子 | 白馬王子 | báimǎwángzǐ | - Prince Charming - knight in shining armor |
| 白马雪山 | 白馬雪山 | Báimǎxuěshān | - Baimaxue mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 竹马之交 | 竹馬之交 | zhúmǎzhījiāo | - childhood friend (idiom) |
| 竹马之友 | 竹馬之友 | zhúmǎzhīyǒu | - see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1] |
| 纸人纸马 | 紙人紙馬 | zhǐrénzhǐmǎ | - paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals |
| 索马利亚 | 索馬利亞 | Suǒmǎlìyà | - Somalia, East Africa (Tw) |
| 索马里亚 | 索馬里亞 | Suǒmǎlǐyà | - variant of 索馬利亞|索马利亚[Suo3 ma3 li4 ya4] |
| 扎马剌丁 | 紮馬剌丁 | Zāmǎládīng | - Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Khubilai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260 |
| 扎马鲁丁 | 紮馬魯丁 | Zāmǎlǔdīng | - see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁[Za1 ma3 la2 ding1] |
| 罗马公教 | 羅馬公教 | Luómǎgōngjiào | - the Roman Catholic Church |
| 罗马字母 | 羅馬字母 | Luómǎzìmǔ | - Roman letters - Roman alphabet |
| 罗马尼亚 | 羅馬尼亞 | Luómǎníyà | - Romania |
| 罗马帝国 | 羅馬帝國 | LuómǎDìguó | - Roman Empire (27 BC-476 AD) |
| 罗马教廷 | 羅馬教廷 | Luómǎjiàotíng | - the Church (as Royal Court) - the Holy See - the Vatican |
| 罗马数字 | 羅馬數字 | Luómǎshùzì | - Roman numerals |
| 罗马里奥 | 羅馬里奧 | Luómǎlǐào | - Romário |
| 老马嘶风 | 老馬嘶風 | lǎomǎsīfēng | - old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations |
| 老马恋栈 | 老馬戀棧 | lǎomǎliànzhàn | - lit. the old horse loves his stable - fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom) |
| 老马识途 | 老馬識途 | lǎomǎshítú | - an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do - an old hand knows the ropes |
| 圣马利诺 | 聖馬利諾 | ShèngMǎlìnuò | - San Marino (Tw) |
| 圣马力诺 | 聖馬力諾 | Shèngmǎlìnuò | - San Marino |
| 肥马轻裘 | 肥馬輕裘 | féimǎqīngqiú | - lit. stout horses and light furs - fig. to live in luxury |
| 脱缰之马 | 脫韁之馬 | tuōjiāngzhīmǎ | - lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom); runaway horse - out of control |
| 茶马互市 | 茶馬互市 | Chámǎhùshì | - old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty |
| 茶马古道 | 茶馬古道 | Chámǎgǔdào | - old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond |
| 莫塔马湾 | 莫塔馬灣 | MòtǎmǎWān | - Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar (Burma) |
| 万马奔腾 | 萬馬奔騰 | wànmǎbēnténg | - lit. ten thousand stampeding horses (idiom) - fig. with great momentum - going full speed ahead |
| 万马齐喑 | 萬馬齊喑 | wànmǎqíyīn | - thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out - an atmosphere of political oppression |
| 蒙哥马利 | 蒙哥馬利 | Ménggēmǎlì | - Bernard Montgomery (Montie) (1887-1976), Second World War British field marshal - Montgomery or Montgomerie (surname) |
| 萨马兰奇 | 薩馬蘭奇 | Sàmǎlánqí | - Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-), Spanish Olympic official, President of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001 |
| 蛛丝马迹 | 蛛絲馬跡 | zhūsīmǎjì | - lit. spider's thread and horse track - tiny hints (of a secret) - traces - clue |
| 见马克思 | 見馬克思 | jiànMǎkèsī | - to die - lit. to visit Marx - to pass away |
| 识途老马 | 識途老馬 | shítúlǎomǎ | - lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague |
| 走马上任 | 走馬上任 | zǒumǎshàngrèn | - to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity - to undertake a task |
| 走马到任 | 走馬到任 | zǒumǎdàorèn | - to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity - to undertake a task |
| 走马看花 | 走馬看花 | zǒumǎkànhuā | - lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation - to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information |
| 走马章台 | 走馬章臺 | zǒumǎzhāngtái | - to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes |
| 走马观花 | 走馬觀花 | zǒumǎguānhuā | - lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing - fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation - to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information |
| 走马赴任 | 走馬赴任 | zǒumǎfùrèn | - to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity - to undertake a task |
| 跑马圈地 | 跑馬圈地 | pǎomǎquāndì | - rushing to stake one's claim in new markets |
| 身高马大 | 身高馬大 | shēngāomǎdà | - tall - huge |
| 车水马龙 | 車水馬龍 | chēshuǐmǎlóng | - endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom) - heavy traffic |
| 轻裘肥马 | 輕裘肥馬 | qīngqiúféimǎ | - lit. light furs and stout horses - fig. to live in luxury |
| 迷离马虎 | 迷離馬虎 | mílímǎhu | - muddle-headed |
| 运货马车 | 運貨馬車 | yùnhuòmǎchē | - cargo wagon |
| 金戈铁马 | 金戈鐵馬 | jīngētiěmǎ | - very powerful army |
| 钳马衔枚 | 鉗馬銜枚 | qiánmǎxiánméi | - with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom) - (of a marching army) in utter silence |
| 开足马力 | 開足馬力 | kāizúmǎlì | - to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed - fig. to work as hard as possible |
| 阿拉巴马 | 阿拉巴馬 | Ālābāmǎ | - Alabama, US state |
| 阿斯马拉 | 阿斯馬拉 | Āsīmǎlā | - Asmara, capital of Eritrea |
| 露出马脚 | 露出馬腳 | lùchūmǎjiǎo | - to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature - to give the game away |
| 青梅竹马 | 青梅竹馬 | qīngméizhúmǎ | - lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) - fig. innocent children's games - childhood sweethearts - a couple who grew up as childhood friends |
| 青马大桥 | 青馬大橋 | Qīngmǎdàqiáo | - Tsing Ma bridge (to Hong Kong airport) |
| 非驴非马 | 非驢非馬 | fēilǘfēimǎ | - neither fish nor fowl - resembling nothing on earth |
| 鞍前马后 | 鞍前馬後 | ānqiánmǎhòu | - to follow everywhere - to always be there for sb at their beck and call |
| 鞍马劳顿 | 鞍馬勞頓 | ānmǎláodùn | - travel-worn |
| 飞鹰走马 | 飛鷹走馬 | fēiyīngzǒumǎ | - to ride out hawking (idiom); to hunt |
| 香车宝马 | 香車寶馬 | xiāngchēbǎomǎ | - magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle - ostentatious display of luxury |
| 马上比武 | 馬上比武 | mǎshàngbǐwǔ | - tournament (contest in Western chivalry) - jousting |
| 马不停蹄 | 馬不停蹄 | mǎbùtíngtí | - unrelenting - without stopping to rest |
| 马丘比丘 | 馬丘比丘 | MǎqiūBǐqiū | - Machu Picchu |
| 马来半岛 | 馬來半島 | MǎláiBàndǎo | - Malay Peninsula (possibly including Indonesia until 1945) |
| 马来西亚 | 馬來西亞 | Mǎláixīyà | - Malaysia |
| 马兜铃科 | 馬兜鈴科 | mǎdōulíngkē | - Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family of flowering plants, including ginger) |
| 马兜铃酸 | 馬兜鈴酸 | mǎdōulíngsuān | - aristolochic acid |
| 马列主义 | 馬列主義 | MǎLièzhǔyì | - Marxism-Leninism |
| 马到成功 | 馬到成功 | mǎdàochénggōng | - to win instant success (idiom) |
| 马可波罗 | 馬可波羅 | MǎkěBōluó | - Marco Polo (1254-c. 1324), Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk road to China, author of Il Milione (Travels of Marco Polo) |
| 马可福音 | 馬可福音 | MǎkěFúyīn | - Gospel according to St Mark |
| 马噶尔尼 | 馬噶爾尼 | Mǎgáěrní | - Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793 - Paul McCartney, former Beatle |
| 马太沟镇 | 馬太溝鎮 | Mǎtàigōuzhèn | - Mataigou town in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县[Ping2 luo2 xian4], Shizuishan 石嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], Ningxia |
| 马太福音 | 馬太福音 | MǎtàiFúyīn | - Gospel according to St Matthew |
| 马失前蹄 | 馬失前蹄 | mǎshīqiántí | - lit. the horse loses its front hooves - fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness |
| 马尼托巴 | 馬尼托巴 | Mǎnítuōbā | - Manitoba province, Canada |
| 马尾军港 | 馬尾軍港 | Mǎwěijūngǎng | - Mawei naval base at Fuzhou city (in Qing times) |
| 马工枚速 | 馬工枚速 | MǎgōngMéisù | - Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom) - to each his good points |
| 马德拉斯 | 馬德拉斯 | Mǎdélāsī | - Madras or Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4], capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India |
| 马恩列斯 | 馬恩列斯 | MǎĒnLièSī | - abbr. for Marx 馬克思|马克思[Ma3 ke4 si1], Engels 恩格斯[En1 ge2 si1], Lenin 列寧|列宁[Lie4 ning2] and Stalin 斯大林[Si1 da4 lin2] |
| 马戛尔尼 | 馬戛爾尼 | Mǎjiáěrní | - Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793 - Paul McCartney, former Beatle |
| 马扎尔语 | 馬扎爾語 | Mǎzhāěryǔ | - Magyar (language) - Hungarian |
| 马拉喀什 | 馬拉喀什 | Mǎlākāshí | - Marrakech (city in Morocco) |
| 马拉地语 | 馬拉地語 | Mǎlādìyǔ | - Marathi language of west India |
| 马拉多纳 | 馬拉多納 | Mǎlāduōnà | - Diego Maradona (1960-), Argentine footballer |
| 马拉松赛 | 馬拉松賽 | mǎlāsōngsài | - marathon race |
| 马拉开波 | 馬拉開波 | Mǎlākāibō | - Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| 马提尼克 | 馬提尼克 | Mǎtíníkè | - Martinique (French Caribbean island) |
| 马斯喀特 | 馬斯喀特 | Mǎsīkātè | - Muscat, capital of Oman |
| 马斯垂克 | 馬斯垂剋 | Mǎsīchuíkè | - Maastricht (Netherlands) |
| 马格德堡 | 馬格德堡 | Mǎgédébǎo | - Magdeburg (German city) |
| 马尔他人 | 馬爾他人 | Mǎěrtārén | - Maltese (person) |
| 马尔他语 | 馬爾他語 | Mǎěrtāyǔ | - Maltese (language) |
| 马尔代夫 | 馬爾代夫 | Mǎěrdàifū | - the Maldives |
| 马尔卡河 | 馬爾卡河 | MǎěrkǎHé | - Malka River, Russia, a.k.a. Balyksu River |
| 马尔地夫 | 馬爾地夫 | Mǎěrdìfū | - the Maldives (Tw) |
| 马尔库斯 | 馬爾庫斯 | Mǎěrkùsī | - Marcus (name) |
| 马尔康县 | 馬爾康縣 | Mǎěrkāngxiàn | - Barkam county (Tibetan: 'bar khams rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan |
| 马尔康镇 | 馬爾康鎮 | Mǎěrkāngzhèn | - Barkam town (Tibetan: 'bar khams), capital of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan |
| 马尔扎赫 | 馬爾扎赫 | Mǎěrzhāhè | - Marjah, town in Helmand province, Afghanistan |
| 马尔贝克 | 馬爾貝克 | Mǎěrbèikè | - Malbec (grape type) |
| 马祖列岛 | 馬祖列島 | MǎzǔLièdǎo | - Matsu Islands |
| 马草夼村 | 馬草夼村 | Mǎcǎokuǎngcūn | - Macaokuang village in Tengjia township 滕家鎮|滕家镇, Rongcheng county 榮成|荣成, Weihai 威海, Shandong |
| 马萨诸塞 | 馬薩諸塞 | Mǎsàzhūsài | - Massachusetts, US state |
| 马苏里拉 | 馬蘇里拉 | mǎsūlǐlā | - mozzarella (loanword) |
| 马兰基地 | 馬蘭基地 | Mǎlánjīdì | - Malan atomic test site in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng4 Meng3 gu3 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang |
| 马路沿儿 | 馬路沿兒 | mǎlùyánr | - roadside - edge of the road |
| 马路牙子 | 馬路牙子 | mǎlùyázi | - curb |
| 马蹄星云 | 馬蹄星雲 | Mǎtíxīngyún | - Omega or Horseshoe Nebula M17 |
| 马里博尔 | 馬里博爾 | Mǎlǐbóěr | - Maribor, 2nd biggest city in Slovenia |
| 马里兰州 | 馬里蘭州 | Mǎlǐlánzhōu | - Maryland, US state |
| 马铃薯泥 | 馬鈴薯泥 | mǎlíngshǔní | - mashed potato |
| 马关条约 | 馬關條約 | MǎguānTiáoyuē | - Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭|甲午战争[Jia3 wu3 Zhan4 zheng1] |
| 马革裹尸 | 馬革裹屍 | mǎgéguǒshī | - to be buried in a horse hide (idiom) - to give one's life on the battlefield |
| 马鞍山市 | 馬鞍山市 | Mǎānshānshì | - Ma'anshan prefecture level city in Anhui |
| 马头星云 | 馬頭星雲 | Mǎtóuxīngyún | - the Horse's Head nebula |
| 马马虎虎 | 馬馬虎虎 | mǎmahūhū | - careless - casual - vague - not so bad - so-so - tolerable - fair |
| 马鹿易形 | 馬鹿易形 | mǎlùyìxíng | - to distinguish horse and deer easily - to know right from wrong |
| 马齿徒增 | 馬齒徒增 | mǎchǐtúzēng | - (self-deprecating) to have grown old without accomplishing anything (idiom) |
| 驻马店市 | 駐馬店市 | Zhùmǎdiànshì | - Zhumadian prefecture level city in Henan |
| 驽马恋栈 | 駑馬戀棧 | númǎliànzhàn | - an incompetent man clings to a good position (idiom) |
| 骡马大车 | 騾馬大車 | luómǎdàchē | - mule and horse carts |
| 驴年马月 | 驢年馬月 | lǘniánmǎyuè | - see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4] |
| 驴唇马觜 | 驢脣馬觜 | lǘchúnmǎzī | - lit.camel's lip, horse's mouth (idiom) - fig. to chatter - nonsense - blather |
| 斗鸡走马 | 鬥雞走馬 | dòujīzǒumǎ | - cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble |
| 龙马潭区 | 龍馬潭區 | Lóngmǎtánqū | - Longmatan district of Luzhou city 瀘州市|泸州市[Lu2 zhou1 shi4], Sichuan |
| 龙马精神 | 龍馬精神 | lóngmǎjīngshén | - old but still full of vitality (idiom) |
| 亚拉巴马州 | 亞拉巴馬州 | Yàlābāmǎzhōu | - Alabama, US state |
| 俄克拉何马 | 俄克拉何馬 | Ékèlāhémǎ | - Oklahoma, US state |
| 倭马亚王朝 | 倭馬亞王朝 | WōmǎyàWángcháo | - Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate |
| 北马里亚纳 | 北馬里亞納 | Běimǎlǐyànà | - Northern Mariana Islands |
| 危地马拉人 | 危地馬拉人 | Wēidìmǎlārén | - Guatemalan (person) |
| 司马辽太郎 | 司馬遼太郎 | SīmǎLiáotàiláng | - SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels |
| 喜马拉雅山 | 喜馬拉雅山 | Xǐmǎlāyǎshān | - Himalayas |
| 国语罗马字 | 國語羅馬字 | GuóyǔLuómǎzì | - Gwoyeu Romatzyh, a romanization system for Chinese devised by Y.R. Chao and others in 1925-26 |
| 塔克拉马干 | 塔克拉馬干 | Tǎkèlāmǎgān | - Taklamakan (desert) |
| 大马士革李 | 大馬士革李 | Dàmǎshìgélǐ | - damson (fruit) |
| 奥克拉荷马 | 奧克拉荷馬 | Àokèlāhémǎ | - Oklahoma, US state (Tw) |
| 客西马尼园 | 客西馬尼園 | Kèxīmǎníyuán | - Garden of Gethsemane |
| 巴拉马利波 | 巴拉馬利波 | Bālāmǎlìbō | - Paramaribo, capital of Suriname (Tw) |
| 巴拿马运河 | 巴拿馬運河 | BānámǎYùnhé | - Panama Canal |
| 希夏邦马峰 | 希夏邦馬峰 | Xīxiàbāngmǎfēng | - Mt Shishapangma or Xixiabangma in Tibet (8012 m) |
| 帕拉马里博 | 帕拉馬里博 | Pàlāmǎlǐbó | - Paramaribo, capital of Suriname |
| 东罗马帝国 | 東羅馬帝國 | dōngLuómǎDìguó | - Eastern Roman empire or Byzantium (395-1453) |
| 法马古斯塔 | 法馬古斯塔 | Fǎmǎgǔsītǎ | - Famagusta (Ammochostos), Cyprus |
| 波多马克河 | 波多馬克河 | BōduōmǎkèHé | - see 波托馬克河|波托马克河[Bo1 tuo1 ma3 ke4 He2] |
| 波托马克河 | 波托馬克河 | BōtuōmǎkèHé | - Potomac River |
| 特洛伊木马 | 特洛伊木馬 | TèluòyīMùmǎ | - Trojan horse |
| 瓜达拉马山 | 瓜達拉馬山 | Guādálāmǎshān | - Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid) |
| 皇家马德里 | 皇家馬德里 | HuángjiāMǎdélǐ | - Real Madrid (soccer team) |
| 达尔马提亚 | 達爾馬提亞 | Dáěrmǎtíyà | - Dalmatia, Croatian region on the eastern coast of Adriatic Sea |
| 阿拉巴马州 | 阿拉巴馬州 | Ālābāmǎzhōu | - Alabama, US state |
| 雷・罗马诺 | 雷・羅馬諾 | Léi·Luómǎnuò | - Ray Romano (1957-), US actor and comedian |
| 马丁・路德 | 馬丁・路德 | Mǎdīng·Lùdé | - Martin Luther (1483-1546), key figure of the Protestant Reformation |
| 马来西亚人 | 馬來西亞人 | Mǎláixīyàrén | - Malaysian person or people |
| 马来西亚语 | 馬來西亞語 | Mǎláixīyàyǔ | - Malaysian (language) |
| 马克・吐温 | 馬克・吐溫 | Mǎkè·Tǔwēn | - Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835-1910), US writer, novelist and humorist, author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克貝利・芬歷險記|哈克贝利・芬历险记[Ha1 ke4 bei4 li4 · Fen1 Li4 xian3 Ji4] |
| 马克思主义 | 馬克思主義 | Mǎkèsīzhǔyì | - Marxism |
| 马克斯威尔 | 馬克斯威爾 | Mǎkèsīwēiěr | - James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) |
| 马克沁机枪 | 馬克沁機槍 | Mǎkèqìnjīqiāng | - Maxim machine gun |
| 马克西米连 | 馬克西米連 | Mǎkèxīmǐlián | - Maximilian or Maximilien (name) |
| 马六甲海峡 | 馬六甲海峽 | MǎliùjiǎHǎixiá | - the Strait of Malacca or Melaka |
| 马尼拉大学 | 馬尼拉大學 | MǎnílāDàxué | - University of Manila |
| 马德拉群岛 | 馬德拉群島 | MǎdélāQúndǎo | - Madeira - the Madeira islands |
| 马氏珍珠贝 | 馬氏珍珠貝 | mǎshìzhēnzhūbèi | - pearl oyster (genus Pinctada) |
| 马尔堡病毒 | 馬爾堡病毒 | mǎěrbǎobìngdú | - Marburg virus |
| 马尔马拉海 | 馬爾馬拉海 | MǎěrmǎlāHǎi | - Sea of Marmara |
| 马绍尔群岛 | 馬紹爾群島 | MǎshàoěrQúndǎo | - Marshall Islands |
| 马萨诸塞州 | 馬薩諸塞州 | Mǎsàzhūsàizhōu | - Massachusetts, US state |
| 马托格罗索 | 馬託格羅索 | MǎtuōgéLuósuǒ | - Mato Grosso, western province of Brazil |
| 马达加斯加 | 馬達加斯加 | Mǎdájiāsījiā | - Madagascar |
| 驻马店地区 | 駐馬店地區 | Zhùmǎdiàndìqū | - Zhumadian prefecture in Henan |
| 驽马恋栈豆 | 駑馬戀棧豆 | númǎliànzhàndòu | - see 駑馬戀棧|驽马恋栈[nu2 ma3 lian4 zhan4] |
| 鲍勃・马利 | 鮑勃・馬利 | Bàobó·Mǎlì | - Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican Reggae 雷鬼 musician and activist |
| 乞力马扎罗山 | 乞力馬扎羅山 | Qǐlìmǎzhāluóshān | - Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania |
| 伊斯兰马巴德 | 伊斯蘭馬巴德 | Yīsīlánmǎbādé | - Islamabad, capital of Pakistan (Tw) |
| 俄克拉何马城 | 俄克拉何馬城 | Ékèlāhémǎchéng | - Oklahoma City |
| 俄克拉何马州 | 俄克拉何馬州 | Ékèlāhémǎzhōu | - Oklahoma, US state |
| 卡尔・马克思 | 卡爾・馬克思 | Kǎěr·Mǎkèsī | - Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism |
| 台北金马影展 | 台北金馬影展 | TáiběiJīnmǎYǐngzhǎn | - Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival |
| 喜马拉雅山脉 | 喜馬拉雅山脈 | Xǐmǎlāyǎshānmài | - Himalayas |
| 大鳞大马哈鱼 | 大鱗大馬哈魚 | dàlíndámǎhǎyú | - see 大鱗大麻哈魚|大鳞大麻哈鱼[da4 lin2 da2 ma2 ha3 yu2] |
| 奥克拉荷马州 | 奧克拉荷馬州 | ÀokèlāhémǎZhōu | - Oklahoma, US state (Tw) |
| 客西马尼花园 | 客西馬尼花園 | Kèxīmǎníhuāyuán | - Garden of Gethsemane (in the Christian passion story) |
| 托马斯・哈代 | 托馬斯・哈代 | Tuōmǎsī·Hādài | - Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English author |
| 拉斯帕尔马斯 | 拉斯帕爾馬斯 | Lāsīpàěrmǎsī | - Las Palmas, Spain |
| 死马当活马医 | 死馬當活馬醫 | sǐmǎdānghuómǎyī | - lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation |
| 牛头不对马嘴 | 牛頭不對馬嘴 | niútóubùduìmǎzuǐ | - see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu:2 chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3] |
| 神圣罗马帝国 | 神聖羅馬帝國 | ShénshèngLuómǎDìguó | - the Holy Roman Empire (history) |
| 费尔马大定理 | 費爾馬大定理 | Fèiěrmǎdàdìnglǐ | - Fermat's last theorem |
| 阿斯顿・马丁 | 阿斯頓・馬丁 | Āsīdùn·Mǎdīng | - Aston Martin |
| 风马牛不相及 | 風馬牛不相及 | fēngmǎniúbùxiāngjí | - to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom) - irrelevant |
| 马其顿共和国 | 馬其頓共和國 | MǎqídùnGònghéguó | - Republic of Macedonia (former Yugoslav republic) |
| 马利亚纳海沟 | 馬利亞納海溝 | Mǎlìyànàhǎigōu | - Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench) |
| 马利亚纳群岛 | 馬利亞納群島 | MǎlìyànàQúndǎo | - Mariana Islands in Pacific |
| 马可・奥勒留 | 馬可・奧勒留 | Mǎkě·Àolēiliú | - Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor |
| 马噶尔尼使团 | 馬噶爾尼使團 | Mǎgáěrníshǐtuán | - the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793 |
| 马尾水师学堂 | 馬尾水師學堂 | Mǎwěishuǐshīxuétáng | - Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂|福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty |
| 马戛尔尼使团 | 馬戛爾尼使團 | Mǎjiáěrníshǐtuán | - the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793 |
| 马斯特里赫特 | 馬斯特里赫特 | Mǎsītèlǐhètè | - Maastricht |
| 马尔可夫过程 | 馬爾可夫過程 | Mǎěrkěfūguòchéng | - Markov process (mathematics) |
| 马达加斯加岛 | 馬達加斯加島 | MǎdájiāsījiāDǎo | - Madagascar |
| 马里亚纳海沟 | 馬里亞納海溝 | MǎlǐyànàHǎigōu | - Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench) |
| 马里亚纳群岛 | 馬里亞納群島 | MǎlǐyànàQúndǎo | - Mariana islands in Pacific |
| 马雅可夫斯基 | 馬雅可夫斯基 | Mǎyǎkěfūsījī | - Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930), Russian poet and dramatist |
| 驴唇不对马嘴 | 驢唇不對馬嘴 | lǘchúnbùduìmǎzuǐ | - lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom) - fig. beside the point - incongruous |
| 北马里亚纳群岛 | 北馬里亞納群島 | BěiMǎlǐyànàQúndǎo | - Northern Mariana Islands |
| 卡拉马佐夫兄弟 | 卡拉馬佐夫兄弟 | Kǎlāmǎzuǒfūxiōngdì | - Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基 |
| 夏洛特阿马利亚 | 夏洛特阿馬利亞 | XiàluòtèĀmǎlìyà | - Charlotte Amalie, capital of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) |
| 好马不吃回头草 | 好馬不吃回頭草 | hǎomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo | - lit. a good horse doesn't come back to the same pasture (idiom) - fig. one should not go back to one's past experiences (of love, job etc) |
| 巴马瑶族自治县 | 巴馬瑤族自治縣 | BāmǎYáozúzìzhìxiàn | - Bama Yaozu autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi |
| 托马斯・阿奎纳 | 托馬斯・阿奎納 | Tuōmǎsī·Ākuínà | - Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Italian Catholic priest in the Dominican Order, philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition |
| 东方马脑炎病毒 | 東方馬腦炎病毒 | dōngfāngmǎnǎoyánbìngdú | - eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus |
| 条条大路通罗马 | 條條大路通羅馬 | tiáotiáodàlùtōngLuómǎ | - all roads lead to Rome - use different means to obtain the same result (idiom) |
| 西方马脑炎病毒 | 西方馬腦炎病毒 | xīfāngmǎnǎoyánbìngdú | - western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus |
| 马丁・路德・金 | 馬丁・路德・金 | Mǎdīng·Lùdé·Jīn | - Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and civil rights activist |
| 马克斯・普朗克 | 馬克斯・普朗克 | Mǎkèsī·Pǔlǎngkè | - Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist who first postulated quantization of energy |
| 马哈拉施特拉邦 | 馬哈拉施特拉邦 | Mǎhālāshītèlābāng | - Maharashtra (state in India) |
| 马尔维纳斯群岛 | 馬爾維納斯群島 | MǎěrwéinàsīQúndǎo | - Malvinas Islands (also known as Falkland Islands) |
| 马边彝族自治县 | 馬邊彞族自治縣 | MǎbiānYízúZìzhìxiàn | - Mabian Yizu Autonomous County in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan |
| 塞翁失马安知非福 | 塞翁失馬安知非福 | sàiwēngshīmǎānzhīfēifú | - the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise - it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good - also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福 |
| 塞翁失马焉知非福 | 塞翁失馬焉知非福 | sàiwēngshīmǎyānzhīfēifú | - the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise - it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good |
| 马克思・列宁主义 | 馬克思・列寧主義 | Mǎkèsī·Lièníngzhǔyì | - Marxism-Leninism |
| 一言既出，驷马难追 | 一言既出，駟馬難追 | yīyánjìchū,sìmǎnánzhuī | - lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept |
| 人有失手，马有失蹄 | 人有失手，馬有失蹄 | rényǒushīshǒu,mǎyǒushītí | - lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom) - fig. everyone makes mistakes - even the best fall down sometimes |
| 兵马未动，粮草先行 | 兵馬未動，糧草先行 | bīngmǎwèidòng,liángcǎoxiānxíng | - before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers - an army marches on its stomach |
| 司马昭之心路人皆知 | 司馬昭之心路人皆知 | SīmǎZhāozhīxīnlùrénjiēzhī | - lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom) - fig. an open secret |
| 君子一言，驷马难追 | 君子一言，駟馬難追 | jūnzǐyīyán,sìmǎnánzhuī | - a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb) |
| 委内瑞拉马脑炎病毒 | 委內瑞拉馬腦炎病毒 | Wěinèiruìlāmǎnǎoyánbìngdú | - Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus |
| 耿马傣族佤族自治县 | 耿馬傣族佤族自治縣 | GěngmǎDǎizúWǎzúzìzhìxiàn | - Gengma Dai and Va autonomous county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[Lin2 cang1], Yunnan |
| 马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 | 馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來 | mǎwěichuāndòufu,tíbuqǐlai | - lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it - fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2]) |
| 牵马到河易，强马饮水难 | 牽馬到河易，強馬飲水難 | qiānmǎdàohéyì,qiángmǎyǐnshuǐnán | - You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom) |
| 路遥知马力，日久见人心 | 路遙知馬力，日久見人心 | lùyáozhīmǎlì,rìjiǔjiànrénxīn | - just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb) |
| 托马斯・斯特恩斯・艾略特 | 托馬斯・斯特恩斯・艾略特 | Tuōmǎsī·Sìtèēnsī·Àilüètè | - T. S. Eliot (1888-1965), English poet |
| 又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 | 又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草 | yòuyàomǎrhǎo,yòuyàomǎrbùchīcǎo | - see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3] |
| 又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 | 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草 | yòuyàomǎrpǎo,yòuyàomǎrbùchīcǎo | - lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom) - fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too |
| 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 | 捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬 | shědeyīshēnguǎ,gǎnbǎhuángdìlāxiàmǎ | - one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) - to a fearless person, no fence is high enough |
| 马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富 | 馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富 | mǎwúyècǎobùféi,rénwúwàikuàibùfù | - a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom) |
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