馬船

Chinese

		horse; surname	a boat; vessel; ship
trad. (馬船)		馬	船
simp. (马船)		马	船

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎchuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎchuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎchuán
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-chʻuan²
    • Yale: mǎ-chwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maachwan
    • Palladius: мачуань (mačuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

Noun

馬船

1. (historical) A type of large, multi-masted Chinese vessel used on the Ming treasure voyages, led by Zheng He in the first half of the 15th century, used for transporting horses, goods and repair materials.

Proper noun

馬船

1. (～村) Machuan (a village in Dongsheng, Shishou, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)