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琢磨

琢磨

Chinese

Verb

琢磨

to carve and polish (jade)
to polish and refine a literary work

Etymology 2

		to cut (gems)	grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub
simp. and trad. (琢磨)		琢	磨
alt. forms		作摩

Pronunciation

Verb

琢磨

to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to ponder

See also

捉摸 (zhuōmō)

Etymology

		to cut (gems)	grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub
simp. and trad. (琢磨)		琢	磨

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhuómó

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): doek³ mo⁴
Min Nan (POJ): tok-mô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhuómó
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwomo
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: doek³ mo⁴
  - Yale: deuk mòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: doek⁸ mo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tœːk̚³ mɔː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tok-mô͘
  - Tâi-lô: tok-môo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dokmoo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ mɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mɔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ mɔ¹³/

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuómo, zhuómo

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛ˙, ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛ˙

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuómo
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzwo.mho
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhuómo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwo.mho
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/