麻利

Chinese

		(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
simp. and trad. (麻利)		麻	利
alternative forms		麻俐 麻力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): málì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁴ lei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: málì → máli (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ → ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄌㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ma.lih
    • Tongyong Pinyin: máli̊
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ li⁵¹/ → /mä³⁵ li³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁴ lei⁶
    • Yale: màh leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mäː²¹ lei̯²²/

Adjective

麻利

1. (colloquial) swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 麻利

• 便利 (biànlì) (literary)
• 利索 (lìsuo) (colloquial)
• 利落 (lìluo)
• 快手 (Cantonese)
• 手快 (shǒukuài)
• 敏捷 (mǐnjié)
• 緊手／紧手 (Min Nan)

• 緊跤捷手／紧跤捷手 (Min Nan)
• 靈便／灵便 (língbiàn)
• 靈利／灵利 (línglì) (literary)
• 靈巧／灵巧 (língqiǎo)
• 靈敏／灵敏 (língmǐn)
• 靈活／灵活 (línghuó)

Adverb

麻利

1. (dialectal) quickly; immediately