Word information
Simplified麻椒
Traditional麻椒
Pinyinmá jiāo
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Chinese word dictionary
麻椒
má jiāo · an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying
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麻烦máfan
trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
辣椒làjiāohot pepper; chili
麻mágeneric name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb; hemp (variant of 麻[ma2]); surname Ma
麻mágeneric name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials; sesame; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; (of materials) rough or coarse; pocked; pitted; to have pins and needles or tingling; to feel numb; hemp (variant of 麻[ma2]); surname Ma
麻痹mábìparalysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic
麻将májiàngmahjong; CL:局[ju2],副[fu4]