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trouble; inconvenience / inconvenient; troublesome; annoying / to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
HSK 3
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
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
hemp (variant of )
HSK 7-9
paralysis / palsy / numbness / to benumb / (fig.) to lull / negligent / apathetic
HSK 7-9
hot and numbing
HSK 7-9
mahjong / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
numb / insensitive / apathetic
HSK 7-9
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  *麻* | 麻* | *麻
surname Ma
measles
flax
sparrow / (dialect) mahjong
sesame paste
fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
sesame oil
Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈, Hubei
hemp garment
Gastrodia elata (botany)
to feel numb
hemp (Cannabis sativa) / cannabis / marijuana
general anesthesia (abbr. for 全身麻醉)
ephedra (genus Ephedra)
Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市, Guangdong
castor-oil plant
leprosy / Hansen's disease
low ranking official / petty bureaucrat
sack / burlap bag
(botany) ramie (Boehmeria nivea) / the fiber of this plant
pockmark
sackcloth
the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom) / small but complete in every detail
swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial)
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
limp and numb (of limbs)
pockmarked face
sickening / corny / sappy / maudlin / fulsome (of praise)
sisal hemp
sesame / (botany) flax / linseed
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化, Hunan
lit. tangled skein / in a tremendous muddle / confused
ephedrine
nettle / also pr. [xun2 ma2]
local anesthesia (abbr. for 局部麻醉)
one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused / disconcerted / upset
anesthetic
Asō (name) / ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister 2008-2009
numbed / insensitive / apathetic / thick-skinned
unwary / negligent
chiseled stone (used in construction)
dogbane (Apocynum venetum), leaves used in TCM
to wear mourning clothes / to be in mourning / also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝
jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.) / plant fiber used for rope or sacks
linen or cotton fabric
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies
Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
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
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
ephedrine
Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti) / Indian hemp (cannabis)
acupuncture anesthesia
hops (Humulus lupulus)
gneiss
female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
(fashion) model (loanword)
(botany) arugula; rocket; roquette (subspecies Eruca vesicaria sativa)
(slang) mama; mom (pun on 媽媽|妈妈)
female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
anesthetic; narcotic
Macheng, county-level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈, Hubei
sesame paste
anesthesiology
leprosy / Hansen's disease
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
to ask for trouble / to invite difficulties
to look for trouble
(transliteration of Japanese "mochi") sticky rice balls; mochi
sawtooth oak / Quercus acutissima
Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化, Hunan
general anesthesia
local anesthetic
ASŌ Tarō (1940-), Japanese entrepreneur and LDP politician, prime minister from 2008
narcotic
polio (poliomyelitis)
sesame biscuit
(slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial
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
ricin (biochemistry)
Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC
cannabidiol (CBD)
(bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
to play mahjong
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
mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
Majiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
linolenic acid
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

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