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 ㄈㄥㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ fung¹ wo¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mǎfēngwō
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄥㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mǎfongwo
  - Wade–Giles: ma³-fêng¹-wo¹
  - Yale: mǎ-fēng-wō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maafenguo
  - Palladius: мафэнво (mafɛnvo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ wɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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

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

Derived terms

捅馬蜂窩／捅马蜂窝 (tǒng mǎfēngwō)

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