摩挲

Chinese

		rub	to stroke; to caress; to fondle
trad. (摩挲)		摩	挲
simp. #(摩挲)		摩	挲

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mósuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ so¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mósuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mósuo
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-so¹
    • Yale: mwó-swō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mosuo
    • Palladius: мосо (moso)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mo¹ so¹
    • Yale: mō sō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ so¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ so¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/

Verb

摩挲

1. to stroke; to caress; to pet; to fondle

Synonyms

• 撫摸／抚摸 (fǔmō)
• 沙劘 (suōmó)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): māsa, mósuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚ ˙ㄙㄚ, ㄇㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: māsa
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚ ˙ㄙㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: maså
    • Wade–Giles: ma¹-sa⁵
    • Yale: mā-sa
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mha.sa
    • Palladius: маса (masa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä⁵⁵ sä²/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mósuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mósuo
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-so¹
    • Yale: mwó-swō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mosuo
    • Palladius: мосо (moso)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Verb

摩挲

1. (colloquial) to smooth something out by rubbing