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摸索

Chinese

		feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy	to search; to demand; to ask to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated
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Verb

摸索

to grope; to feel about; to fumble; to fiddle
to try to find

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mōsuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛㄙㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo² sok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mōsuǒ → mōsuo (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛㄙㄨㄛˇ → ㄇㄛㄙㄨㄛ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mho.suoo
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo² sok³
  - Yale: mó sok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo² sok⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔː³⁵ sɔːk̚³/