surname Ma

hemp (variant of 麻[ma2])

sickening; corny; sappy; maudlin; fulsome (of praise)

sesame (seed)

flax

three-player mahjong

(Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic); (Islam) a week

lit. tangled skein; in a tremendous muddle; confused

general anesthesia (abbr. for 全身麻醉[quan2 shen1 ma2 zui4])

sisal hemp

to feel numb

four-player mahjong

Gastrodia elata (botany)

local anesthesia (abbr. for 局部麻醉[ju2 bu4 ma2 zui4])

hemp

female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)

to become numb (from being bound too tightly)

sesame; (botany) flax; linseed

variant of 芝麻[zhi1 ma5]

(botany) ramie (Boehmeria nivea); the fiber of this plant

Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti); Indian hemp (cannabis)

female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)

nettle; also pr. [xun2ma2]

castor-oil plant

abaca; Manila hemp

(Sichuan dialect) nettle

hops (Humulus lupulus)

limp and numb (of limbs)

acupuncture anesthesia

variant of 藿麻[huo4 ma2]

(slang) mama; mom (pun on 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5])

jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.); plant fiber used for rope or sacks

see 密密麻麻|密密麻麻[mi4 mi5 ma2 ma2]

Mommy Peng, nickname for Peng Liyuan 彭麗媛|彭丽媛[Peng2 Li4 yuan2]

dogbane (Apocynum venetum), leaves used in TCM

numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted

common nettle (Urtica dioica)

one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused; disconcerted; upset

(lit.) to kill people like scything flax (idiom); (fig.) to kill people like flies

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation; cutting the Gordian knot

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation; cutting the Gordian knot

lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip