磨嘰
Chinese
editgrindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub |
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trad. (磨嘰) | 磨 | 嘰 | |
simp. (磨叽) | 磨 | 叽 | |
alternative forms | 磨唧 默唧 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mòji̊
- Wade–Giles: mo4-chi5
- Yale: mwò-ji
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moh.ji
- Palladius: моцзи (moczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥i¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mo4 gei1
- Yale: mòh gēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: mo4 gei1
- Guangdong Romanization: mo4 géi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔː²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edit磨嘰
- (regional, colloquial, derogatory) to be very slow; to dawdle; to do things very slowly
- (regional, colloquial, derogatory) to be long-winded; to prattle on
Derived terms
editNoun
edit磨嘰