Chinese edit

horse; surname
 
minutely; young; duty
minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (馬仔)
simp. (马仔)
Literally: “little horse”.
 
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Noun edit

馬仔

  1. (Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese, Northern Min, Southern Min, Hunan Tuhua) foal (Classifier: c)
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) horse
  3. (Cantonese) racehorse (especially for horse betting)
  4. (Cantonese) subordinate; underling (Classifier: c)
  5. (Southern Min) errand runner
  6. (originally Cantonese) gang follower; gang member (Classifier: c)
  7. (Northern Min) pickpocket
  8. (Cantonese) sachima
  9. (Cantonese) bridge (of a stringed instrument, e.g. huqin and guzheng)

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