馬西

Chinese

		gloss:-	west
trad. (馬西)		馬	西
simp. (马西)		马	西
alternative forms		麻西
anagram		西馬／西马

Etymology

See 馬西馬西／马西马西.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): má-se

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: má-se
  - Tâi-lô: má-se
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mafsef
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/

Adjective

馬西

(Taiwanese Hokkien) drunk; tipsy; unconscious
- 2019, 郭之儀, “談天講皇帝”, in 《巷子口》, performed by 蔡秋鳳 and 陳百潭:
  
  啊～燒酒來乾一杯　呀飲乎伊麻西 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  啊～烧酒来干一杯　呀饮乎伊麻西 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  ah ~ sio-chiú lâi kan chi̍t poe, iah lim hō͘ i má-se [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Ah, let's make a toast, ah, drink until we're drunk