mà
蚂
used in leech
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesbound morpheme
leech
neutralOnly used in the fixed compound 蚂蟥
Shuǐ水
tián田
lǐ里
miàn面
jīng经
cháng常
huì会
yǒu有
mǎ蚂
huáng蟥
。
There are often leeches in rice paddies.
Yú渔
mín民
xià下
shuǐ水
shí时
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
mǎ蚂
huáng蟥
xī吸
xuè血
。
Fishermen need to be careful of leech bites when going into the water.
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Zhōng中
yī医
céng曾
jīng经
yòng用
mǎ蚂
huáng蟥
lái来
fàng放
xuě血
zhì治
liáo疗
jí疾
bìng病
。
Traditional Chinese medicine used to use leeches for bloodletting treatments.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
mǎ蚂
huáng蟥
shēng生
huó活
zài在
dàn淡
shuǐ水
zhōng中
。
This kind of leech lives in fresh water.
Bèi被
mǎ蚂
huáng蟥
yǎo咬
zhù住
hòu后
bù不
yào要
yìng硬
chě扯
。
Do not pull hard if a leech bites you.