麻瓜
Má guā
Pinyin

Definition

麻瓜
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Má guā
  1. Muggles (Harry Potter)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shǎ guā
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 fool
mù guā
  1. 1 papaya (Carica papaya)
  2. 2 genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
  3. 3 Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
xī guā
  1. 1 watermelon
  2. 2 classifier: 颗 kē
  3. 3 classifier: 粒 lì
  4. 4 classifier: 个 ge
má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 classifier: 副 fù

Idioms (15)

强扭的瓜不甜
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián
  1. 1 lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
  1. 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
  2. 2 disconcerted
  3. 3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

Sample Sentences

好啊,不过你这个“麻瓜”,还是先看看原著吧!
hǎoā ,bùguò nǐ zhège “máguā ”,háishì xiān kànkan yuánzhù ba !
OK, you ''Muggles"--but you should read the book first!
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