琢磨

Chinese edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuómó

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): doek³ mo⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tok-mô͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuómó
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuómó
  - Wade–Giles: cho²-mo²
  - Yale: jwó-mwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwomo
  - Palladius: чжомо (čžomo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: doek³ mo⁴
  - Yale: deuk mòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: doek⁸ mo⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dêg³ mo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tœːk̚³ mɔː²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tok-mô͘
  - Tâi-lô: tok-môo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dokmoo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ mɔ̃¹³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/

Verb edit

琢磨

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

Etymology 2 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuómo, zhuómó

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄇㄛ, ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuómo
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄇㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuómo̊
  - Wade–Giles: tso²-mo⁵
  - Yale: dzwó-mwo
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzwo.mo
  - Palladius: цзомо (czomo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuómó → zhuómo (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ → ㄓㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄇㄛ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuómo̊
  - Wade–Giles: cho²-mo⁵
  - Yale: jwó-mwo
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwo.mo
  - Palladius: чжомо (čžomo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/ → /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³/

Verb edit

琢磨

to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to ponder
(Beijing Mandarin) to scheme against; to conspire against

Synonyms edit

See also edit

捉摸 (zhuōmō)

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