Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
牝馬
- (literary) mare; female horse
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
母馬 (“female horse; mare”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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牝馬, 騇 rare
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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母馬, 騍馬, 雌馬
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Taiwan
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母馬
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| Chengde
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騍馬
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| Chifeng
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母馬
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| Heihe
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Qiqihar
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騍馬
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| Harbin
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Jiamusi
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騍馬
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| Baicheng
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騍馬
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| Changchun
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騍馬
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| Tonghua
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騍馬
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| Shenyang
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騍馬
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| Jinzhou
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騍馬
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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母馬
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| Tangshan
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騍馬
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| Cangzhou
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母馬
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| Baoding
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Shijiazhuang
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騍馬
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| Lijin
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騍馬
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| Jinan
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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騍馬
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| Dandong
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Yantai
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母馬
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| Qingdao
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Zhucheng
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騍馬
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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騍馬
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| Lingbao
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水馬
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| Jining
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騍馬
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| Wanrong
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騍馬, 馬母子 has just given birth to a foal
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| Linfen
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騍馬
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| Shangqiu
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騍馬
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| Yuanyang
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母馬, 騇馬
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| Zhengzhou
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母馬
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| Xinyang
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騍馬
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| Baihe
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母馬
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| Xi'an
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騍馬
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| Baoji
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騍馬
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| Tianshui
|
騍馬
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| Xining
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騍馬
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| Xuzhou
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母馬
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| Fuyang
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騍馬
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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騍馬
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| Lanzhou
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騍馬
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| Dunhuang
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騍馬
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| Hami
|
騍馬
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| Ürümqi
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騍馬
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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母馬
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| Nanchong
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母馬
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| Dazhou
|
母馬
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| Hanyuan
|
母馬
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| Xichang
|
母馬
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| Chongqing
|
母馬
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| Wuhan
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母馬
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| Guiyang
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Zunyi
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母馬
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| Bijie
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母馬, 騍馬, 全馬
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| Liping
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母馬
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| Zhaotong
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騍馬
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| Dali
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Kunming
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Mengzi
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草馬
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| Guilin
|
母馬
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| Liuzhou
|
母馬
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| Jishou
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馬娘
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| Changde
|
母馬
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| Hanzhong
|
母馬
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Yangzhou
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母馬
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| Lianyungang
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母馬
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| Lianshui
|
母馬
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| Nantong
|
母馬
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| Anqing
|
母馬
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| Wuhu
|
母馬
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| Hefei
|
母馬
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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馬乸
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| Hong Kong
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馬乸
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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馬乸
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| Macau
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馬乸
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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馬乸
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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馬乸
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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馬乸
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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馬乸
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| Foshan
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馬乸
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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馬乸
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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馬乸
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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馬乸
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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馬乸
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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馬乸
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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馬乸
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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馬乸
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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馬乸
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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馬乸
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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馬乸
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| Taishan
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馬乸
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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馬乸
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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馬乸
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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馬乸
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| Dongguan
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馬乸
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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馬乸
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| Yangjiang
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馬乸
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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母馬
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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馬嫲
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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馬牸
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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馬嫲
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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馬嫲
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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馬嫲
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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馬嫲
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| Yudu
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馬婆
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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騍馬, 母馬
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| Yangyuan
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騍馬
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| Datong
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騍馬
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| Xinzhou
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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母馬, 騍馬
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| Changzhi
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騍馬
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| Linhe
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騍馬
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| Jining
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騍馬
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| Hohhot
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騍馬
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| Erenhot
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母馬
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| Pingshan
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騍馬
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| Zhangjiakou
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騍馬
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| Handan
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母馬, 草馬
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| Linzhou
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母馬
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| Suide
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騍馬
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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馬嫲
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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馬母
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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馬母
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| Quanzhou
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馬母
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| Zhangzhou
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馬母
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| Chaozhou
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馬母
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| Jieyang
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馬母
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| Leizhou
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馬母
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| Haikou
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馬母
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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馬母
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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雌馬
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| Shanghai (Songjiang)
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雌馬
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| Suzhou
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雌馬
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| Danyang
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母馬
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| Ningbo
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騍馬
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| Wenzhou
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草馬, 馬娘 has given birth
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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馬婆子, 馬婆
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| Shuangfeng
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馬婆子
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| Hengyang
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馬婆子
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Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term
|
| 牝
|
馬
|
ひん
Hyōgai
|
ば
Grade: 2
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| kan'on
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From Middle Chinese 牝馬 (MC bjijX maeX). The 漢音 (kan'on), so a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
牝馬 • (hinba)
- mare (female horse)
Usage notes
- Now the most common term for mare in Japanese.
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term
|
| 牝
|
馬
|
め
Hyōgai
|
うま
Grade: 2
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| kun'yomi
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From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
牝馬 • (meuma)
- mare (female horse)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term
|
| 牝
|
馬
|
め
Hyōgai
|
ま
Grade: 2
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| kun'yomi
|
Attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō of 934 CE.[2]
Noun
牝馬 • (mema)
- mare (female horse)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “牝馬”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006