磨蹭

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Chinese

		grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub	rub against; walk slowly; rub
trad. (磨蹭)		磨	蹭
simp. ^#(磨蹭)		磨	蹭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mócèng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo⁴ sang³ / mo⁴ cang³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mócèng → móceng (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄥˋ → ㄇㄛˊ ˙ㄘㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: móce̊ng
  - Wade–Giles: mo²-tsʻêng⁵
  - Yale: mwó-tseng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mo.tsenq
  - Palladius: моцэн (mocɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ⁵¹/ → /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo⁴ sang³ / mo⁴ cang³
  - Yale: mòh sang / mòh chang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo⁴ sang³ / mo⁴ tsang³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mo⁴ seng³ / mo⁴ ceng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː²¹ sɐŋ³³/, /mɔː²¹ t͡sʰɐŋ³³/

Verb

磨蹭

to rub softly; to stroke gently
to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally
to pester; to nag
to be in a tangle; to be in a nag

Synonyms

(to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally): 磨磨蹭蹭 (mómócèngcèng); (Cantonese, Hakka) 咪摸; (Cantonese, Hakka) 咪咪摸摸; (Hakka) 挨挨磨磨; (Hokkien) 躇

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