locust
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
locust; grasshopper
dialectSpecifically refers to locusts or grasshoppers. This pronunciation and meaning are dialectal, especially common in northern China.
Dì地
lǐ里
nào闹
mà蚂
zha蚱
le了
，
zhuāng庄
jia稼
dōu都
bèi被
chī吃
le了
。
There's a locust plague in the field; all the crops have been eaten.
Hái孩
zi子
yòng用
gēn根
cǎo草
gùn棍
dòu逗
mà蚂
zha蚱
wán玩
。
The child is teasing a grasshopper with a blade of grass.
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Mà蚂
zha蚱
guò过
jìng境
，
kē颗
lì粒
wú无
shōu收
。
When locusts pass through, there will be no harvest at all.
Zhè这
dōng东
xī西
bèng蹦
de得
gēn跟
mà蚂
zha蚱
shì似
de的
。
This thing hops around like a grasshopper.