扭六壬

Chinese

		to turn; to twist; to grab to turn; to twist; to grab; to wring	a kind of Chinese calendrical astrology dating technique
trad. (扭六壬)		扭	六壬
simp. #(扭六壬)		扭	六壬

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nau² luk⁶ jam⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nau² luk⁶ jam⁴
    • Yale: náu luhk yàhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nau² luk⁹ jam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: neo² lug⁶ yem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɐu̯³⁵ lʊk̚² jɐm²¹/

Verb

扭⫽六壬 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese) to try or think of everything possible; to rack one's brain; to go to great lengths

   扭盡六壬／扭尽六壬 [Cantonese]  ―  nau² zeon⁶ luk⁶ jam⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  to have tried or thought of everything possible