肉麻

Chinese

		meat; flesh	(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother
trad. (肉麻)		肉	麻
simp. #(肉麻)		肉	麻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ròumá

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄡˋ ㄇㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ maa⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lio̍k-bâ / jio̍k-bâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ròumá
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄡˋ ㄇㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ròumá
    • Wade–Giles: jou⁴-ma²
    • Yale: ròu-má
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rowma
    • Palladius: жоума (žouma)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ maa⁴
    • Yale: yuhk màh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ maa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ ma⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² maː²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lio̍k-bâ
    • Tâi-lô: lio̍k-bâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liogbaa
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔk̚²⁴⁻² ba²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² ba²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jio̍k-bâ
    • Tâi-lô: jio̍k-bâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jiogbaa
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ba¹³/

Adjective

肉麻

1. numb
2. overly romantic; corny; cheesy

   • 我真的不習慣聽你講肉麻的說話。 [MSC, trad.]
     我真的不习惯听你讲肉麻的说话。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Golden Brother, 2014 (Open Subtitles)

     Wǒ zhēnde bù xíguàn tīng nǐ jiǎng ròumá de shuōhuà. [Pinyin]

     I'm not used to hearing you say such sentimental things.

3. nauseating; sickening; disgusting

   • 老兄簡直太肉麻了！ [MSC, trad.]
     老兄简直太肉麻了！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: Project Almanac, 2015 (Open Subtitles)

     Lǎoxiōng jiǎnzhí tài ròumá le! [Pinyin]

     Dude, that was sick!

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 骨痺