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馬來

馬來

See also: 马来 and 馬来

Chinese

		horse	to come
trad. (馬來)		馬	來
simp. (马来)		马	来

Proper noun

馬來

Malaya; Malaysia

Derived terms

馬來半島／马来半岛 (Mǎlái Bàndǎo)

馬來語／马来语 (Mǎláiyǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Mǎlái

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ loi⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mâ-lòi
Min Nan (POJ): Má-lâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Mǎlái
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maalai
  - IPA ^(key): /ma̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁵ loi⁴
  - Yale: máh lòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ loi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑː¹³ lɔːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mâ-lòi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ma´ loiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ma¹ loi²
  - IPA: /ma²⁴ lo̯i¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má-lâi
  - Tâi-lô: Má-lâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: maflaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ma⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ma⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ma⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laɪ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ma⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laɪ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ma⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laɪ²³/