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
trad. (麻利)		麻	利
simp. #(麻利)		麻	利
alternative forms		麻俐 麻力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): málì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): maa⁴ lei⁶

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): maa⁴ ngai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: málì → máli (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ → ㄇㄚˊ ˙ㄌㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: máli̊
    • Wade–Giles: ma²-li⁵
    • Yale: má-li
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ma.lih
    • Palladius: мали (mali)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ li⁵¹/ → /mä³⁵ li³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁴ lei⁶
    • Yale: màh leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː²¹ lei̯²²/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: maa⁴ ngai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ma²¹ ŋɐi²¹/

Note: “swift”.

Adjective

麻利

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

Synonyms

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• 便利 (biànlì) (literary)
• 便捷 (biànjié)
• 利索 (lìsuo) (colloquial)
• 利落 (lìluo)
• 快手 (faai³ sau²) (Cantonese)
• 手快 (shǒukuài)
• 敏捷 (mǐnjié)
• 機動 / 机动 (jīdòng)
• 活便 (huóbian) (colloquial)
• 活泛 (huófan) (colloquial)
• 粗殘 / 粗残 (chŭ-chàng) (Eastern Min)
• 緊手 / 紧手 (Hokkien)
• 緊跤捷手 / 紧跤捷手 (Hokkien)
• 輕快 / 轻快 (qīngkuài)
• 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