馬留

Chinese

		horse; surname	leave (message); to retain; to stay leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
trad. (馬留)		馬	留
simp. (马留)		马	留
alternative forms		馬流／马流 馬騮／马骝 “monkey”

Etymology

“monkey”

See 馬騮／马骝 (mǎliú).

“Malay people”

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎliú

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): maa⁵ lau^4-1, maa^5-1 lau^4-1

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ma² leu², ma¹ leu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎliú
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎlióu
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-liu²
    • Yale: mǎ-lyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maaliou
    • Palladius: малю (malju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ lau^4-1, maa^5-1 lau^4-1
    • Yale: máh lāu, mā lāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ lau^4-1, maa^5-1 lau^4-1
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ leo^4-1, ma^5-1 leo^4-1
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ lɐu̯²¹⁻⁵⁵/, /maː¹³⁻⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹⁻⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ma² leu², ma¹ leu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐba⁵⁵ leu⁵⁵/, /ᵐba³³ leu⁵⁵/

Noun

馬留

1. (archaic or dialectal) monkey
2. (archaic) Malay people