麻吉

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Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (麻吉)		麻	吉
simp. ^#(麻吉)		麻	吉

Etymology

From English match, probably via Japanese マッチ (matchi).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): májí

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄐㄧˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mà-chih

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: májí
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄐㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: májí
  - Wade–Giles: ma²-chi²
  - Yale: má-jí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: majyi
  - Palladius: мацзи (maczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mà-chih
  - Tâi-lô: mà-tsih
  - Phofsit Daibuun: marciq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siʔ³²/

Adjective

麻吉

(Taiwan) well-matched; going well together
- 2012, 郭之儀 (lyrics and music), “麻吉兄弟”‎performed by 蔡佳麟 [Jia-Ling Cai]:
  
  啊～～你兄我弟，咱是尚麻吉。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad. and simp.]
  Ah ~ ~ lí hiaⁿ góa tī, lán sī siōng mà-chih. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Ah, we are brothers, we are the most well-matched.

Noun

麻吉

(Taiwan) match; wingman; good friend
- 2009, 詹雅雯 (lyrics and music), “心情歌路”‎performed by 詹雅雯:
  
  博仔聲是麻吉，友情贊助啦，歌王就是你，就是我。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  博仔声是麻吉，友情赞助啦，歌王就是你，就是我。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  Pho̍k-á siaⁿ sī mà-chih, iú-chêng chàn-chō͘--lah, koa-ông tiō sī lí, tiō sī góa. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
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