撫摸

See also: 抚摸

Chinese

		to comfort; touch gently with hand	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. (撫摸)		撫	摸
simp. (抚摸)		抚	摸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǔmō

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˇ ㄇㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² mo²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bú-mo͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǔmō
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˇ ㄇㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǔmo
    • Wade–Giles: fu³-mo¹
    • Yale: fǔ-mwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuumho
    • Palladius: фумо (fumo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fu² mo²
    • Yale: fú mó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fu² mo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fu² mo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ mɔː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-mo͘
    • Tâi-lô: bú-moo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bwmof
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃⁴⁴/

Verb

撫摸

1. to stroke; to caress; to pet; to fondle

   母親疼愛地撫摸著嬰兒。 [MSC, trad.]
   母亲疼爱地抚摸著婴儿。 [MSC, simp.]

   Mǔqīn téng'ài dì fǔmō zhù yīng'ér. [Pinyin]

   The mother caressed her baby lovingly.

   你撫摸我的時候我很反感 [MSC, trad.]
   你抚摸我的时候我很反感 [MSC, simp.]

   nǐ fǔmō wǒ de shíhòu wǒ hěn fǎngǎn [Pinyin]

   I felt repulsed when you touched me!

   • 撫摸貓咪給我一種特殊的安全感 [MSC, trad.]
     抚摸猫咪给我一种特殊的安全感 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Kedi‎^[1], 2017

     fǔmō māomī gěi wǒ yī zhǒng tèshū de ānquángǎn [Pinyin]

     Petting a cat gives me a peculiar sense of security.

Synonyms

• 摩挲 (mósuō)

Related terms

• 觸摸／触摸 (chùmō)