造馬
Chinese
to make; to build; to invent to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture |
horse; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (造馬) | 造 | 馬 | |
| simp. (造马) | 造 | 马 | |
Etymology
Short for 製造馬王／制造马王 (“to create the champion of a horse race”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zàomǎ
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zàomǎ
- Wade–Giles: tsao4-ma3
- Yale: dzàu-mǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzawmaa
- Palladius: цзаома (czaoma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zou6 maa5
- Yale: jouh máh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzou6 maa5
- Guangdong Romanization: zou6 ma5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sou̯²² maː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
造馬
- (originally Cantonese) to rig a horse race; to fix a horse race
- (originally Cantonese, by extension) to rig a contest; to fix a match