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走马观花
zǒu mǎ guān huā
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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
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马友友
mǎ yǒu yǒu
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Yo-Yo Ma (1955-), French-Chinese-American cellist
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马失前蹄
mǎ shī qián tí
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lit. the horse loses its front hooves;
fig. sudden failure through miscalculation or inattentiveness
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马斯河
mǎ sī hé
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Maas or Meuse River, Western Europe
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马尔他
mǎ ěr tā
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Malta (Tw)
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马自达
mǎ zì dá
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Mazda, Japanese car make (derived from name Matsuda 松田);
also known as 萬事得|万事得
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马芬
mǎ fēn
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muffin (loanword);
also written 瑪芬|玛芬[ma3 fen1]
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马鲛鱼
mǎ jiāo yú
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Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
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千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
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magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower;
all the King's horses and all the King's men
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千里马
qiān lǐ mǎ
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lit. ten thousand mile horse;
fine steed
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斑马线
bān mǎ xiàn
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crosswalk;
zebra crossing
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溜须拍马
liū xū pāi mǎ
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to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants;
to toady;
boot-licking
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竹马
zhú mǎ
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bamboo stick used as a toy horse
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罗马字
luó mǎ zì
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the Latin alphabet
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车水马龙
chē shuǐ mǎ lóng
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endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom);
heavy traffic
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车马
chē mǎ
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vehicles and horses
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铁马
tiě mǎ
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armored horse;
cavalry;
metal chimes hanging from eaves;
steel barricade;
(Tw) bike
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马恩岛
mǎ ēn dǎo
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Isle of Man, British Isles;
Isle of Mann
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马斯克
mǎ sī kè
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Elon Musk (1971-), business magnate and co-founder of Tesla Motors
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马枪
mǎ qiāng
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carbine;
lance
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马累
mǎ lèi
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Malé, capital of Maldives
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马褂
mǎ guà
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buttoned mandarin jacket of the Qing dynasty 清代[Qing1 dai4] (1644-1911)
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马赛曲
mǎ sài qǔ
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La Marseillaise
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马那瓜
mǎ nà guā
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Managua, capital of Nicaragua
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马里亚纳群岛
mǎ lǐ yà nà qún dǎo
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Mariana Islands in the Pacific
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