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麻木

Mandarin · pinyin má mù

Meanings

  1. numb
  2. insensitive
  3. apathetic
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麻
má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
木
mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
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2–4 · ma2 mu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maa4 muk6

Cantonese word readings for 麻木. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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maa4 muk6

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

adj

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

noun

  1. (Wuhan Mandarin) electric rickshaw

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