媽麻馬罵

See also: 妈麻马骂

Chinese

		mother; mama	(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	horse; surname	scold; abuse
trad. (媽麻馬罵)		媽	麻	馬	罵
simp. (妈麻马骂)		妈	麻	马	骂

Etymology

The same syllable pronounced with the first tone to the fourth tone respectively in Mandarin.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mā má mǎ mà

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚㄇㄚˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄇㄚˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mā má mǎ mà
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚㄇㄚˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄇㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ma má mǎ mà
  - Wade–Giles: ma¹ ma² ma³ ma⁴
  - Yale: mā má mǎ mà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mha ma maa mah
  - Palladius: ма ма ма ма (ma ma ma ma)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä⁵⁵ mä³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵¹/

Phrase

媽麻馬罵

(Mandarin) A meaningless phrase used to memorise the four tones in Mandarin

See also

(Cantonese) 三九四零五二
(Hokkien) 衫短褲闊人矮鼻直／衫短裤阔人矮鼻直

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