麻雀

sparrow / (dialect) mahjong

variant of 麻[ma2] / hemp

surname Ma

generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lü3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb

a freckle / lentigo

(bound form) small bird / sparrow / also pr. [qiao3]

(bird species of China) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)

the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

(bird species of China) Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

to dissect a sparrow / (fig.) to examine a typical case as the basis for making a generalization

lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom) / fig. to act blindly

the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom) / small but complete in every detail

(bird species of China) Spanish sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)

(bird species of China) saxaul sparrow (Passer ammodendri)