mǎ lù yán rdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
roadside / edge of the road
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

馬路沿兒 马路沿儿 [ma3 lu4 yan2 r5] /roadside/edge of the road/

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Other forms in these source records: 馬路沿兒

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 路
    lù

    road (CL:條|条[tiáo]) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind

    Lù

    surname Lu

  • 沿
    yán

    along / to follow (a line, tradition etc) / to carry on / to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) / border / edge

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

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