掏摸

Chinese

		fish out (from pocket)	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
trad. (掏摸)		掏	摸
simp. #(掏摸)		掏	摸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tāomō

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠ ㄇㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tāomō
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠ ㄇㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: taomo
    • Wade–Giles: tʻao¹-mo¹
    • Yale: tāu-mwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taumho
    • Palladius: таомо (taomo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Verb

掏摸

1. to reach in and find (an object); to pull out; to take out
2. (literary) to commit theft; to steal

Synonyms

• (to take out): 拿出 (náchū)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
掏	摸
すり
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
掏児 スリ

Etymology

Jukujikun (熟字訓). The specific spelling is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 掏摸 (tāomō).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) す​り [súꜜrì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝɾʲi]

Noun

掏摸(すり) • (suri) 

1. pickpocket

   掏摸(すり)に注(ちゅ​う)意(い)

   suri ni chu​ui

   Beware of pickpockets

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana, as すり.