馬甲

馬甲

See also: 马甲

Chinese

		horse; surname	1st heavenly stem; armor; shell
trad. (馬甲)		馬	甲
simp. (马甲)		马	甲

Etymology

Sense "sockpuppet" originated from one of Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan's works.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎjiǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ gaap³
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): bé-kah / bée-kah

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bhê² gah⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎjiǎ [Phonetic: májiǎ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎjiǎ
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-chia³
    • Yale: mǎ-jyǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maajea
    • Palladius: мацзя (maczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕjä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (馬甲兒／马甲儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎjiǎr [Phonetic: májiǎr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎjiǎr
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-chiarh³
    • Yale: mǎ-jyǎr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maajeal
    • Palladius: мацзяр (maczjar)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕjɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ gaap³
    • Yale: máh gaap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ gaap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ gab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ kaːp̚³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bé-kah
    • Tâi-lô: bé-kah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: befkaq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bée-kah
    • Tâi-lô: bée-kah
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bhê² gah⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bé kah
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /be⁵²⁻³⁵ kaʔ²/

Noun

馬甲

1. horse armor
2. (fashion) corset (particularly a form of corset popular in China in the early 20th century)
3. (Wu) vest; sleeveless garment
4. (colloquial) camouflage
5. (computing, slang) online pseudonym; sockpuppet

Synonyms

• (sleeveless garment): 背心 (bèixīn); (Min Nan) 䘥仔
• (sockpuppet): 小號／小号 (xiǎohào)

Derived terms

馬甲線／马甲线 (mǎjiǎxiàn)