麻木

Chinese

		(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	tree; wood
trad. (麻木)		麻	木
simp. #(麻木)		麻	木

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mámù

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁴ muk⁶

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bâ-bo̍k / mâ-bo̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mámù
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mámù
    • Wade–Giles: ma²-mu⁴
    • Yale: má-mù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mamuh
    • Palladius: маму (mamu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ mu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁴ muk⁶
    • Yale: màh muhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ muk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ mug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː²¹ mʊk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâ-bo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: bâ-bo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ba'bok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ba²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ba²³⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ba²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ba¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ba²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mâ-bo̍k
    • Tâi-lô: mâ-bo̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ma'bok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mã²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹/

Adjective

麻木

1. numb; without feeling
2. (figurative) lacking sensitivity; apathetic

Synonyms

• (lacking sensitivity):

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• 冷淡 (lěngdàn)
• 冷漠 (lěngmò)
• 冷酷 (lěngkù)
• 淡漠 (dànmò)
• 淡薄 (dànbó)

 

Derived terms

• 麻木不仁 (mámùbùrén)

 

Noun

麻木

1. (Wuhan Mandarin) electric rickshaw