"大馬可以" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [Chinese]

IPA: /tä⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /tä⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Chinese transliterations: Dàmǎ kéyǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄎㄜˊ ㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], Dàmǎ kéyǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄎㄜˊ ㄧˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], Dàmǎ kéyǐ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], Ta⁴-ma³ kʻo²-i³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], Dà-mǎ ké-yǐ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], Dahmaa keryii [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], Дама кэи [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], Dama kɛi [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 大马可以
Etymology: Literally, “The Great Malaysia can do it”, a partial calque of Malay Malaysia Boleh. Coined by Malaysian politician and sports administrator Hamzah Abu Samah in 1993 as a marketing slogan for the chocolate drink brand MILO and to support local athletes during the 1993 SEA Games in Singapore. Popularised by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad as a catchphrase for Vision 2020. Etymology templates: {{m-g|The Great Malaysia can do it}} “The Great Malaysia can do it”, {{lit|The Great Malaysia can do it}} Literally, “The Great Malaysia can do it”, {{partial calque|zh|ms|Malaysia Boleh|nocap=1}} partial calque of Malay Malaysia Boleh, {{coinage|zh|Hamzah Abu Samah|in=1993|nat=Malaysian|nobycat=1|occ=politician and sports administrator}} Coined by Malaysian politician and sports administrator Hamzah Abu Samah in 1993 Head templates: {{head|zh|interjection}} 大馬可以
  1. (Malaysian Mandarin) "Malaysia can [do it]", an expression of patriotism or national pride.
    Sense id: en-大馬可以-zh-intj-DPYfF5GY Categories (other): Malaysian Mandarin
  2. (Malaysian Mandarin, humorous, sarcastic, politics) An expression of disappointment towards failures in Malaysian society and corruption by political leaders. Tags: humorous, sarcastic
    Sense id: en-大馬可以-zh-intj-4gKYELwZ Categories (other): Malaysian Mandarin, Politics, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Malaysian politics Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Malaysian politics: 11 89 Topics: government, politics
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      "zh-pron": "Dàmǎ kéyǐ"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄎㄜˊ ㄧˇ"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "Dàmǎ kéyǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄎㄜˊ ㄧˇ"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "Dàmǎ kéyǐ"
    },
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        "Wade-Giles",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "Ta⁴-ma³ kʻo²-i³"
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      "zh-pron": "Dà-mǎ ké-yǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "Дама кэи"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "Dama kɛi"
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      "ipa": "/tä⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "Dàmǎ kéyǐ"
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "Dà-mǎ ké-yǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "Дама кэи"
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      "zh-pron": "Dama kɛi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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