磨心

Chinese

		grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub	heart; mind
trad. (磨心)		磨	心
simp. #(磨心)		磨	心
Literally: “core of a grind”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo⁶ sam¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo⁶ sam¹
    • Yale: moh sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo⁶ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo⁶ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː²² sɐm⁵⁵/

Noun

磨心

1. (Cantonese) person trying to mediate in a conflict, with both sides acting hostile to that person