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  *斤* | 斤* | *斤
catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
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  *马* | 马* | *马
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚
Singapore and Malaysia (abbr. for 新加坡, aka 星洲 + Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚)
Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia Airlines
ringgit (Malaysian currency unit)
abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 + Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚 + Thailand 泰國|泰国
Malaysia
aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand (abbr. for 新加坡, aka 星洲 + 馬來西亞|马来西亚 + 泰國|泰国)
Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
Johor (state of Malaysia at south of Malayan peninsula)
(Singapore, Malaysia) ASEAN
pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia
Malaysian person or people
full marathon (abbr. for 全程馬拉松|全程马拉松) / the whole of Malaysia
Malaysian Malay (the official variety of Malay spoken in Malaysia)
Terengganu, northeast state of mainland Malaysia
Johor Bahru (city in Malaysia)
Sembilan, state of southwest Malaysia
(Singapore, Malaysia) taxi (loanword)
Perlis, state of Malaysia adjacent to Thailand, capital Kangar 加央
Johor (state in Malaysia)
(old name) Penang Island, Malaysia
Kota Bharu, city in Malaysia on border with Thailand, capital of Kelantan sultanate
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Putrajaya, federal administrative territory of Malaysia, south of Kuala Lumpur city 吉隆坡市
Penang (Malaysian state)
Penang (Malaysian state)
Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
(HK, Malaysia) push-up; press-up (exercise)
Kelantan sultanate of Malaysia, near Thai border, capital Kota Baharu 哥打巴魯|哥打巴鲁
Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra
Borneo island (of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)
Pahang province of Malaysia
Malaya / Malaysia
Perak (state of Malaysia)
abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 + Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚
(Malaysia, Singapore) ethnic Malays
Kota Kinabalu (capital of Sabah state, Malaysia)
Kelantan (state of Malaysia)
Straits of Johor (between Malaysia and Singapore)
Campbell (name) / Kampar, town in the state of Perak, Malaysia
UMNO (United Malays National Organization), Malaysia's largest political party
table tennis / table tennis ball (Tw) / billiards / pool / snooker (HK, Singapore, Malaysia)
Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857–1928), Malaysian writer known for his English-language works and defense of Qing dynasty monarchy
Selangor (Malaysia)
Kelantan River of Malaysia, near Thai border
Kedah, state of northwest Malaysia, capital Alor Star 亞羅士打|亚罗士打
Kangar city, capital of Perlis state 玻璃市, Malaysia
Ipoh city in Malaysia, capital of Sultanate of Perak on Malayan peninsula
abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005) / abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS) / abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC) / abbr. for 馬來西亞印度國民大會黨|马来西亚印度国民大会党, Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Labuan, island territory of Malaysia off Sabah coast, north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
HDB flats / public apartment flats (in Singapore and Malaysia)
Alor Star city, capital of Kedah state in northwest Malaysia
Fish Leong (1978-), Malaysian pop singer / also Leong Chui Peng or Jasmine Leong
Mohamed Naguib (1901–1984), first president of the Republic of Egypt / Najib Razak (1953–), Malaysian politician, prime minister 2009–2018
Bali (island province of Indonesia) (Singapore, Malaysia)
Mahathir bin Mohamad (1925-), Malaysian politician, prime minister 1981-2003 and 2018-2020
(Malaysia) thick soy sauce (used to give food a glossy, caramel-like color)
bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore
(Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong) drinking water
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
Perak (state of Malaysia)
Ipoh city in Malaysia, capital of Sultanate of Perak on Malayan peninsula
Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam / same as 南沙群島|南沙群岛
(Singapore, Malaysia) to commit an offence
Malaysia
Kinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia
Klang (city in Malaysia)
Kuching (city in Malaysia)
Port Dickson (holiday destination in Malaysia)
(bird species of China) Malaysian hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax)
Sin Chew Daily, Malaysian newspaper
Kuala Terengganu, capital of Terengganu state, Malaysia
(bird species of China) Malaysian plover (Anarhynchus peronii)
Kinta River in Perak, Malaysia
(name) Anwar / Anwar Ibrahim (1947–), Malaysian politician, prime minister 2022–
ringgit (monetary unit of Malaysia) (loanword)


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