MA

/mɑ:/
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Definitions

  1. Noun:

    • A funeral ceremony; a burial: "ma" can refer to the ceremony or procession held for a deceased person.
    • A ghost; a spirit; a devil: "ma" commonly refers to the soul or apparition of a dead person, or an evil spirit, according to superstition.
    • (Colloquial, used with negation) Anybody; anyone; a soul: When used with a negative implication (often with words like "nào", "đâu", "chẳng"), "ma" means any person at all.

  2. Adjective:

    • Fictitious; fake; phantom: "ma" describes something that exists only on paper or in reports, but is not real; it is fabricated to deceive.
Usage Examples

  • Noun (Funeral):

    • Gia đình đang tổ chức đám ma. (The family is organizing the funeral.)
    • Hàng xóm đến đưa ma ông cụ. (The neighbors came to attend the funeral of the old man.)

  • Noun (Ghost/Spirit):

    • Trẻ con thường sợ ma. (Children are often afraid of ghosts.)
    • Câu chuyện về con ma trong ngôi nhà cũ. (The story about the ghost in the old house.)

  • Noun (Anybody - with negation):

    • Trong phòng chẳng có ma nào cả. (There isn't a soul in the room.)
    • Làm thế thì ma mới tin! (No one would believe that!)

  • Adjective (Fictitious):

    • Công ty có nhiều nhân viên ma trên sổ sách. (The company has many phantom employees on the books.)
    • Đó chỉ là một con số ma trong báo cáo. (That's just a fictitious number in the report.)
Advanced Usage

  • "biết đâu ma ăn cỗ": Literally "who knows if ghosts attend feasts". It means it's hard to know the secret schemes or plots of others.

    • Hắn nói vậy, nhưng biết đâu ma ăn cỗ. (He says that, but who knows what his real game is.)

  • "có ra ma gì" / "chẳng ra ma gì": Literally "doesn't amount to any ghost". It means something is worthless, useless, or of no value.

    • Kế hoạch của hắn chẳng ra ma gì cả. (His plan is utterly worthless.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Ma quỷ (n): Devils and demons; evil spirits.

    • Truyện kinh dị đầy ma quỷ. (The horror story is full of demons.)

  • Ma mãnh (adj): Cunning, crafty, sly (like a ghost).

    • Tên trộm rất ma mãnh. (The thief is very sly.)

  • Âm binh (n): Ghost soldiers; often used in a similar supernatural context.

  • Hồn (n): Soul, spirit (can be neutral, not necessarily scary like "ma").
Synonyms
  • Funeral meaning: Đám tang, lễ tang (funeral ceremony).
  • Ghost meaning: Hồn ma (apparition), bóng ma (phantom), yêu quái (monster).
  • Anybody meaning: Ai, người nào (anyone).
  • Fictitious meaning: Ảo, giả tạo (fake, artificial).
Related Phrases (Idioms/Colloquialisms)

  • "Đi với ma mặc áo giấy": Literally "When you go with ghosts, wear paper clothes". It means "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" or that one must adapt to survive in a bad environment.

    • Muốn sống ở đó, anh phải đi với ma mặc áo giấy. (To survive there, you have to adapt to the corrupt system.)

  • "Quỷ tha ma bắt": Literally "May ghosts and devils take you!". An exclamation of anger or frustration, similar to "Go to hell!" or "Damn it!".

    • Quỷ tha ma bắt cái thằng đó! (Damn that guy!)

  • "Lắm thầy thối ma": Literally "Too many masters spoil the ghost". Similar to "Too many cooks spoil the broth".

    • Dự án thất bại vì lắm thầy thối ma. (The project failed because there were too many bosses.)
noun
  1. funeral
    • đưa ma
      to attend a funeral
noun
  1. ghost; devil; spirit
    • thích chuyện ma
      to be fond of ghost stories
    • công việc cô ta làm chẳng ra ma gì
      Her work is just trash

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