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蚂
螞
ma3
 
- ant
 
- 
蚂
螞
ma1
 
- dragonfly
 
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蚂
螞
ma4
 
- grasshopper
 
| strokes | 
9 | 
| radical | 
 | 
| strokes after radical | 
3 | 
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蚂螂
螞螂
ma1 lang2
 
- dragonfly
 
- 
蚂蜂
螞蜂
ma3 feng1
 
- variant of 馬蜂|马蜂
 
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蚂蟥
螞蟥
ma3 huang2
 
- leech
 
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蚂蚁
螞蟻
ma3 yi3
 
- ant
 
- 
蚂蚱
螞蚱
ma4 zha5
 
- (dialect) locust; grasshopper
 
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热锅上的蚂蚁
熱鍋上的螞蟻
re4 guo1 shang5 de5 ma3 yi3
 
- (like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated
 
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一根绳上的蚂蚱
一根繩上的螞蚱
yi1 gen1 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5
 
- see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱
 
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一条绳上的蚂蚱
一條繩上的螞蚱
yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5
 
- lit. like locusts tied to one rope (idiom); fig. in the same boat; in it together for better or worse; to sink or swim together