馬蜂窩

Chinese

		wasp; hornet	nest
trad. (馬蜂窩)		馬蜂	窩
simp. (马蜂窝)		马蜂	窝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎfēngwō

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄥ ㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ fung¹ wo¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎfēngwō
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄥ ㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎfongwo
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-fêng¹-wo¹
    • Yale: mǎ-fēng-wō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maafenguo
    • Palladius: мафэнво (mafɛnvo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ wɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ fung¹ wo¹
    • Yale: máh fūng wō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ fung¹ wo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ fung¹ wo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ fʊŋ⁵⁵ wɔː⁵⁵/

Noun

馬蜂窩

1. (literally) nest of hornets or wasps
2. (figurative) difficult or unpleasant person or situation; hornets' nest

Derived terms

• 捅馬蜂窩 / 捅马蜂窝 (tǒng mǎfēngwō)