摩挲

Chinese

		rub	to stroke; to caress; to fondle
trad. (摩挲)		摩	挲
simp. ^#(摩挲)		摩	挲

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mósuō

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ so¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mósuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mósuo
  - Wade–Giles: mo²-so¹
  - Yale: mwó-swō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mosuo
  - Palladius: мосо (moso)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo¹ so¹
  - Yale: mō sō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ so¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ so¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/

Verb

摩挲

to stroke; to caress; to pet; to fondle

Synonyms

撫摸／抚摸 (fǔmō)
沙劘 (suōmó)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): māsa, mósuō

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚ ˙ㄙㄚ, ㄇㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: māsa
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚ ˙ㄙㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: maså
  - Wade–Giles: ma¹-sa⁵
  - Yale: mā-sa
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mha.sa
  - Palladius: маса (masa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä⁵⁵ sä²/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mósuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mósuo
  - Wade–Giles: mo²-so¹
  - Yale: mwó-swō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mosuo
  - Palladius: мосо (moso)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Verb

摩挲

(colloquial) to smooth something out by rubbing