| Hakka | English |
|---|---|
| ma1 | horse |
| ma1 | mother |
| ma1 | twins |
| ma1 ca1 | chariot |
| ma1 ci2 | water chestnut |
| ma1 li1 | ant |
| ma1 loi2 si1 a1 | malaysia |
| ma1 moi4 | twin girls |
| ma1 tai2 | water chestnut |
| ma1 tiu2 | jetty |
| ma1 tiu2 | pier |
| ma1 tiu2 ng2 | type of fish |
| ma1 zai3 | twin boys |
| ma2 | female animal |
| ma2 | hemp |
| ma2 bi4 | numb |
| ma2 fan2 | troublesome |
| ma2 sak6 | marble (veined patterned stone) |
| ma2 sin2 | hemp rope |
| ma2 sok5 | hemp rope |
| ma2 yiu2 | sesame oil |
| ma2 zai3 | measles |
| ma2 zai3 | rubella |
| ma2 ziok5 | mahjong |
| ma2 ziok5 | sparrow |
| ma2 zui4 | under anaesthetic |
| ma4 | be angry with |
| ma4 | scold (be angry with) |
| ma4 | tell someone off |
| ma4 | vex with someone |
| ma4 ngin2 | be angry with someone |
| mai1 | buy |
| mai1 coi4 | buy daily groceries |
| mai1 coi4 sung4 | buy groceries |
| mai1 dung1 si1 | shop (vb.) |
| mai1 ngin2 | bribe someone |
| mai2 | bury |
| mai3 ngin2? | who? |
| mai3 ngin2? | who? |
| mai3? | what? |
| mai4 | sell |
| mai4 gau4 pak6 | advertise |
| mai4 moi4 zu1 | marry out a daughter |
| mai4 zu1 zai3 | become an indentured labourer |
| mak5 | rip |
| mak5 | tear |
| mak5 gai4 ngien2 yin1? | what do you mean? |
| mak5 gai4 ngin2? | who? |
| mak5 gai4? | what? |
| mak5 zai3 | lettuce |
| mak5 zai3 | lettuce |
| mak6 | wheat |
| mak6 ma2 tong2 | maltose |
| mak6 mien4 bau1 | brown bread |
| mak6 nga2 tong2 | maltose |
| mak6 pi2 | oats |
| man1 | full |
| man1 man1 | full to the brim |
| man1 tang4 du1 he4 | being everywhere |
| man2 cen2 zi4 dong4 | all of a sudden |
| man2 sien1 | conger eel |
| man4 | dirty deposits on things |
| man4 | grime |
| man4 | slow |
| man4 | ten thousand (as pronounced by some speakers) |
| man4 man4 | slowly |
| mang1 | pull |
| mang1 cong2 | stretch |
| mang2 | blind |
| mang2 moi4 ga4 lau3 gung1 - mau2 ngan3 kon4 | blind girl getting married - cannot see outcome |
| mang2 moi4 ga4 lau3 gung1 - mau2 ngan3 kon4 | not having the will to find out the outcome next |
| mang3 | grasshopper |
| mang3 | vigorous |
| mat5 | socks |
| mat5 | wipe |
| mat6 | powdered residue |
| mau1 | fur |
| mau1 | hair |
| mau1 gai1 | sleep on the streets as a down and out |
| mau2 | does not have |
| mau2 | have not |
| mau2 | no |
| mau2 | none |
| mau2 | not |
| mau2 [+ noun] | no [+ noun] |
| mau2 dam3 | cowardly |
| mau2 fap5 zu3 | unfortunately there's no way to resolve it |
| mau2 gau4 yuk5 | without any discipline |
| mau2 gu1 | mushroom |
| mau2 ko3 len2 | impossible |
| mau2 lit6 | weak |
| mau2 ngin2 ciong4 | unlike anybody (dislike of someone'e behaviour) |
| mau2 sim1 | inadvertently |
| mau2 sim1 | unintentional |
| mau2 sim1 gi1 | lazy |
| mau2 siong1 gon1 | it doesn't matter |
| mau2 siong1 gon1 | not at all |
| mau2 yung4 | useless |
| mau3 | budge |
| mau3 | heave something heavy |
| mau4 | hat |
| mau4 | pass off as |
| mau4 ga3 fo4 | counterfeit |
| mau4 zai3 | hat |