麻周子

mázhōuzi

noun #26,834

Meanings

1 (dialect) sparrow

Characters

hemp; rough; pockmarked; sparrow (dialectal prefix)

week; circumference (phonetic in this context)

suffix for nouns

Examples

院子里有几只麻周子在跳来跳去。

Yuànzi lǐ yǒu jǐ zhī mázhōuzi zài tiào lái tiào qù.

There are a few sparrows hopping around in the courtyard.

奶奶叫麻雀为麻周子，这是她家乡的说法。

Nǎinai jiào máquè wéi mázhōuzi, zhè shì tā jiāxiāng de shuōfǎ.

Grandma calls sparrows 'mázhōuzi' — that's the term used in her hometown.

Tips

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麻周子 is a dialectal term for 麻雀 (sparrow), used in parts of northern and central China. The standard Mandarin word is 麻雀.

Stroke Order

麻 má

周 zhōu

子 zǐ