蚂

一根绳上的蚂蚱

yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha

see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5]

一条绳上的蚂蚱

yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)

蚂蚱

mà zha

(dialect) locust

热锅上的蚂蚁

rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ

(like) a cat on a hot tin roof

蚂蚱也是肉

mà zha yě shì ròu

lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)

蚂蜂

mǎ fēng

variant of 馬蜂|马蜂[ma3 feng1]

蚂螂

mā láng

dragonfly

蚂蟥

mǎ huáng

leech

蚂蚁

mǎ yǐ

ant

蚂蚁上树

mǎ yǐ shàng shù

"ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree)

蚂蚁包

mǎ yǐ bāo

ant bite (swollen, itchy bump)

蚂蚁窝

mǎ yǐ wō

ant nest