磨磨蹭蹭

Chinese

		grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub	grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub	rub against; walk slowly; rub	rub against; walk slowly; rub
trad. (磨磨蹭蹭)		磨	磨	蹭	蹭
simp. ^#(磨磨蹭蹭)		磨	磨	蹭	蹭
AABB-type reduplication of 磨蹭 (mócèng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mómócèngcèng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄥˋ ㄘㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo⁴ mo⁴ sang³ sang³, mo⁴ mo⁴ cang³ cang³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mómócèngcèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄥˋ ㄘㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mómócèngcèng
  - Wade–Giles: mo²-mo²-tsʻêng⁴-tsʻêng⁴
  - Yale: mwó-mwó-tsèng-tsèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: momotsenqtsenq
  - Palladius: момоцэнцэн (momocɛncɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo⁴ mo⁴ sang³ sang³, mo⁴ mo⁴ cang³ cang³
  - Yale: mòh mòh sang sang, mòh mòh chang chang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo⁴ mo⁴ sang³ sang³, mo⁴ mo⁴ tsang³ tsang³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mo⁴ mo⁴ seng³ seng³, mo⁴ mo⁴ ceng³ ceng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː²¹ mɔː²¹ sɐŋ³³ sɐŋ³³/, /mɔː²¹ mɔː²¹ t͡sʰɐŋ³³ t͡sʰɐŋ³³/

Verb

磨磨蹭蹭

to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally

Synonyms

磨蹭 (mócèng)
(Cantonese, Hakka) 咪摸
(Cantonese, Hakka) 咪咪摸摸
(Hakka) 挨挨磨磨

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