特马 (tèmǎ): the special-prize horse (Mark S…

Meanings

1 the special-prize horse (Mark Six lottery)
2 the winning number drawn last

Characters

特

Examples

本期六合彩的特马是18号。

Běn qī liùhécǎi de tèmǎ shì 18 hào.

This round's Mark Six special number is 18.

他猜中了特马，赢了一大笔钱。

Tā cāizhòngle tèmǎ, yíngle yī dà bǐ qián.

He guessed the special number and won a big prize.

Tips

culture

From Hong Kong's 六合彩 (Mark Six) lottery: seven balls are drawn, the seventh — the 特别号码 'special number' — is the 特码/特马 and pays out separately. The horse character 马 reflects the racing-themed sister product 马会彩 run by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. In informal mainland slang the term is also a placeholder swear ('what the hell').