馬賊
Chinese
| horse; surname | thief | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (馬賊) | 馬 | 賊 | |
| simp. (马贼) | 马 | 贼 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mǎzéi
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǎzéi
- Wade–Giles: ma3-tsei2
- Yale: mǎ-dzéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maatzeir
- Palladius: мацзэй (maczɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maa5 caak6
- Yale: máh chaahk
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa5 tsaak9
- Guangdong Romanization: ma5 cag6
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː¹³ t͡sʰaːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
馬賊
- horse thief
- highwayman; mounted brigand
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- 湖南也打仗；大連仍然房租貴；察哈爾，吉林，黑龍江罷，——聽說有馬賊，也不行！…… [MSC, trad.]
- From: translated by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang
- Húnán yě dǎzhàng; Dàlián réngrán fángzū guì; Cháhā'ěr, Jílín, Hēilóngjiāng bà, — tīngshuō yǒu mǎzéi, yě bùxíng!...... [Pinyin]
- There is fighting in Hunan too; the rents in Dairen have gone up again. In Chahar, Kirin and Heilungkiang I have heard there are brigands, so they won't do either! ...
湖南也打仗；大连仍然房租贵；察哈尔，吉林，黑龙江罢，——听说有马贼，也不行！…… [MSC, simp.]
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