馬甲

See also: 马甲

Chinese

		horse; surname	1st heavenly stem; armour; 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
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bé-kah / bée-kah

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bhê² gah⁴

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶mo-kaq

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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 t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽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-chia³-ʼrh
    • Yale: mǎ-jyǎr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maajeal
    • Palladius: мацзяр (maczjar)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ gaap³
    • Yale: máh gaap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ gaap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ gab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ kaːp̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (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/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶mo-kaq
    • MiniDict: mo^去 kah
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³mo-kaq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mo²² kaʔ⁴⁴/

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

   Synonyms: 背心 (bèixīn), 䘥仔 (kah-á) (Hokkien)

4. (colloquial) camouflage
5. (Internet) sock puppet (alternative pseudonymous online account, especially one used for abuse)

   Synonyms: 傀儡 (kuǐlěi), 小號 / 小号 (xiǎohào)

Derived terms

• 馬甲線 / 马甲线 (mǎjiǎxiàn)