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trouble; inconvenience / inconvenient; troublesome; annoying / to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
HSK 3
mahjong / CL:
HSK 7-9
hot and numbing
HSK 7-9
anesthesia / to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)
HSK 7-9
sesame (seed)
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麻* | 麻* | *麻
generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL: 縷|缕 / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb
HSK 7-9
numb / insensitive / apathetic
HSK 7-9
paralysis / palsy / numbness / to benumb / (fig.) to lull / negligent / apathetic
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蔴* | 蔴* | *蔴
hemp (variant of )
HSK 7-9
fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
flax
Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈, Hubei
sisal hemp
urticaria / nettle rash / hives
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted
(slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *麻* | 麻* | *麻
surname Ma
hemp garment
(transliteration of Japanese "mochi") sticky rice balls; mochi
polio (poliomyelitis)
to feel numb
sesame paste
to look for trouble
sparrow / (dialect) mahjong
anesthetic
sesame paste
hemp (Cannabis sativa) / cannabis / marijuana
measles
mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
to create difficulties; to be troublesome; to invite trouble
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
to play mahjong
sesame oil
an anesthetic; (fig.) a narcotic
linen
sesame oil
sackcloth
mahjong tile
one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused / disconcerted / upset
German measles / rubella
abbr. for Massachusetts
cerebral palsy / spasticity
trivial / minute (size)
jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.) / plant fiber used for rope or sacks
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, Yunnan
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies
(Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic) / (Islam) a week
nettle / also pr. [xun2 ma2]
leprosy / Hansen's disease
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化, Hunan
leprosy / Hansen's disease
narcotic
anaesthetist
leprosy / also written 麻風|麻风
limp and numb (of limbs)
ephedrine
female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
pockmarked face
lit. tangled skein / in a tremendous muddle / confused
acupuncture anesthesia
linen or cotton fabric
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化, Hunan
sickening / corny / sappy / maudlin / fulsome (of praise)
poliomyelitis / infantile paralysis
swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial)
Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市, Guangdong
Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
sack / burlap bag
Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti) / Indian hemp (cannabis)
to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻戴孝
(botany) ramie (Boehmeria nivea) / the fiber of this plant
Asō (name) / ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister 2008-2009
low ranking official / petty bureaucrat
Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈, Hubei
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, Qinghai
pockmark
female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
palsy / trembling paralysis / used for Parkinson's disease 帕金森病
sesame / (botany) flax / linseed
numbed / insensitive / apathetic / thick-skinned
acupuncture anesthesia
castor-oil plant
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
hops (Humulus lupulus)
Gastrodia elata (botany)
unwary / negligent
gneiss
(dialect) to begin to dawn / to be just getting light
swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial) / also written 麻利
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, Qinghai
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, Yunnan
Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市, Guangdong
to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝
abaca / Manila hemp
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
variant of 芝麻
hemp

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