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抽筋

抽筋

Chinese

		to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump	muscle
simp. and trad. (抽筋)		抽	筋

Noun

抽筋

cramp
an ancient form of torture in which the tendons are pulled

Verb

抽筋

to get a cramp
to pull someone's tendons as a form of torture

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chōujīn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄡㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cau¹ gan¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhû-kîn
Min Nan (POJ): thiu-kin / thiu-kun

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chōujīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄡㄐㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choujin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed) (抽筋兒／抽筋儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: chōujīnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄡㄐㄧㄣㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choujiel
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕjəɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cau¹ gan¹
  - Yale: chāu gān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsau¹ gan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhû-kîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: cu´ gin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cu¹ gin¹
  - IPA: /t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ kin²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiu-kin / thiu-kun
  - Tâi-lô: thiu-kin / thiu-kun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiu'kyn, tiu'kwn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² kin⁴⁴/, /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiu³³ kin³³/, /tʰiu³³ kun³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² kin⁴⁴/, /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kin⁴⁴/, /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kin⁴⁴/, /tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/