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摩擦

摩擦

Chinese

		rub	to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting) to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish
simp. and trad. (摩擦)		摩	擦

Noun

摩擦

friction

Japanese

Kanji in this term
摩	擦
Grade: S	Grade: S

Noun

摩擦 ‎(hiragana まさつ, romaji masatsu)

friction

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mócā

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ caat³
Min Nan (POJ): mô͘-chhat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mócā
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: motsa
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰa̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo¹ caat³
  - Yale: mō chaat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ tsaat⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-chhat
  - Tâi-lô: môo-tshat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mozhad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɔ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mɔ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰat̚³²/