磨蹭

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mócèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo⁴ sang³, mo⁴ cang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mócèng → móceng (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄥˋ → ㄇㄛˊ ˙ㄘㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: móce̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-tsʻêng⁵
    • Yale: mwó-tseng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mo.tsenq
    • Palladius: моцэн (mocɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ⁵¹/ → /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo⁴ sang³, mo⁴ cang³
    • Yale: mòh sang, mòh chang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo⁴ sang³, mo⁴ tsang³
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo⁴ seng³, mo⁴ ceng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː²¹ sɐŋ³³/, /mɔː²¹ t͡sʰɐŋ³³/

Verb

磨蹭

1. to rub softly; to stroke gently
2. to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally
3. to pester; to nag
4. to be in a tangle; to be in a nag

Synonyms

• (to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally): 磨磨蹭蹭 (mómócèngcèng); (Cantonese, Hakka) 咪摸; (Cantonese, Hakka) 咪咪摸摸; (Hakka) 挨挨磨磨; (Hokkien) 躇