variant of 罵|骂[ma4]

mouth (口) + mouth (口) + horse sound (马) = to scold or curse

Two mouths stacked together suggest a chorus of harsh words. 马 contributes the sound mà rather than a semantic idea of horses.

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妈妈我没有收拾房间。

māma mà wǒ méiyǒu shōushi fángjiān。

Mom scolded me for not tidying up the room.

他被老师了一顿,心里很难受。

tā bèi lǎoshī mà le yī dùn,xīnlǐ hěn nánshòu。

He was given a good scolding by the teacher and felt very upset.

Words with 骂

耻骂

chǐ mà

to abuse

骂人

mà rén

to swear or curse (at people)

开骂

kāi mà

to launch into an angry tirade; to start berating sb

侮骂

wǔ mà

to scold; to abuse

叱骂

chì mà

to curse

咒骂

zhòu mà

to damn

唾骂

tuò mà

to spit on and curse

国骂

guó mà

curse word

大骂

dà mà

to rain curses (on sb)

嬉笑怒骂

xī xiào nù mà

lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)

对骂

duì mà

to hurl abuse

对着和尚骂贼秃

duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū

lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (saying)

More characters with 口