亞麻

See also: 亚麻

Chinese

		second; inferior; Asia	(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother
trad. (亞麻)		亞	麻
simp. (亚麻)		亚	麻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàmá, yǎmá

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ, ㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ maa⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): a-môa

  (Teochew, Peng'im): a³ mua⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàmá
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàmá
    • Wade–Giles: ya⁴-ma²
    • Yale: yà-má
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yahma
    • Palladius: яма (jama)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵¹ mä³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎmá
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎmá
    • Wade–Giles: ya³-ma²
    • Yale: yǎ-má
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeama
    • Palladius: яма (jama)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ maa⁴
    • Yale: a màh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ maa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ ma⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ maː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-môa
    • Tâi-lô: a-muâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: amoaa
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² muã²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ muã²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² muã¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ muã²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ muã²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: a³ mua⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: à muâ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mua⁵⁵/

Noun

亞麻

1. flax (plant)
2. fibres of flax; linen
3. (American (1980–), slang) Amazon (company), in the sense of workplace.

   亞麻家／亚麻家  ―  yàmá jiā  ―  Amazon (company)

Derived terms

• 亞麻仁 / 亚麻仁 (yàmárén)
• 亞麻油 / 亚麻油 (yàmáyóu)
• 亞麻籽 / 亚麻籽 (yàmázǐ)
• 亞麻酸 / 亚麻酸 (yàmásuān)