咂摸

Chinese

		smack one's lips	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. (咂摸)		咂	摸
simp. #(咂摸)		咂	摸
alternative forms		咂摩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zāmo

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄚ ˙ㄇㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap³ mo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zāmo
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄚ ˙ㄇㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zamo̊
    • Wade–Giles: tsa¹-mo⁵
    • Yale: dzā-mwo
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tza.mo
    • Palladius: цзамо (czamo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sä⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaap³ mo²
    • Yale: jaap mó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap⁸ mo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zab³ mo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːp̚³ mɔː³⁵/

Verb

咂摸

1. (chiefly Mandarin, colloquial) to taste; to savour
2. (chiefly Mandarin, colloquial, figurative) to ponder upon; to mull over; to chew over; to ruminate