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磨蹭

磨蹭

Chinese

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

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mócèng

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mócèng → móceng (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄥˋ → ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄥ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mo.tsenq
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ⁵¹/ → /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo⁴ sang³, mo⁴ cang³
  - Yale: mòh sang, mòh chang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo⁴ sang³, mo⁴ tsang³
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔː²¹ sɐŋ³³/, /mɔː²¹ t͡sʰɐŋ³³/