肉麻

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ròumá

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄡˋ ㄇㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ maa⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): lio̍k-bâ / jio̍k-bâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: ròumá
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄡˋ ㄇㄚˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rowma
    • IPA ^(key): /ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ma̠³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ maa⁴
    • Yale: yuhk màh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ maa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ ma⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² mɑː²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lio̍k-bâ
    • Tâi-lô: lio̍k-bâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liogbaa
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔk̚²⁴⁻²² ba²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ ba²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jio̍k-bâ
    • Tâi-lô: jio̍k-bâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jiogbaa
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑiɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ba¹³/

Adjective

肉麻

1. numb
2. overly romantic; corny; cheesy
3. nauseating; sickening; disgusting

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 骨痺／骨痹