horse; surname; KangXi radical 187

HSK 3 #276

DEFINITIONS

马 mǎ
  • surname Ma
  • abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
  • horse
  • CL:匹[pi3]
  • horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  • knight in Western chess

STROKES

WORDS

wǔ mǎ Year 7, year of the Horse (e.g. 2002)
半人 bàn rén mǎ centaur (mythology)
半人座 bàn rén mǎ zuò Centaurus (constellation)
卡拉佐夫兄弟 kǎ lā mǎ zuǒ fū xiōng dì Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基
卡尔・克思 kǎ ěr ・ mǎ kè sī Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism
又要儿好,又要儿不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo 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]
又要儿跑,又要儿不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo 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
台北金影展 tái běi jīn mǎ yǐng zhǎn Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
光 sī mǎ guāng 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
懿 sī mǎ yì Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty
承帧 sī mǎ chéng zhēn Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty
昭之心路人皆知 sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom); fig. an open secret
法 sī mǎ fǎ “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]
炎 sī mǎ yán 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
穰苴 sī mǎ ráng jū 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]
谈 sī mǎ tán Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1]
辽太郎 sī mǎ liáo tài láng SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels
君子一言,驷难追 jūn zǐ yī yán , sì mǎ nán zhuī a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
吹牛拍 chuī niú pāi mǎ to resort to bragging and flattering
呼牛作 hū niú zuò mǎ 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 hū niú hū mǎ 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.
哈贝斯 hā bèi mǎ sī Jürgen Habermas (1929-), German social philosopher
尔 hā mǎ ěr Hamar (town in Norway)
黑拉岛 hā mǎ hēi lā dǎo Halmahera, an island of Indonesia
单人匹 dān rén pǐ mǎ single-handedly (idiom)