Pinyin Dictionary results for "ma wei"

马尾
Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
马尾
ponytail (hairstyle); horse's tail; slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
马尾区
Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
马尾松
Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)
马尾水
Mawei river through Fuzhou city
马尾水师学堂
Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂|福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty
马尾港
Mawei harbor, the harbor of Fuzhou city
马尾穿豆腐,提不起来
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it; fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
马尾军港
Mawei naval base at Fuzhou city (in Qing times)
马尾辫
ponytail
兵马未动,粮草先行
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers; an army marches on its stomach
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