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麻痺

简 麻痹 · 繁 麻痺
Mandarin · pinyin má bì

Meanings

  1. paralysis
  2. palsy
  3. numbness
  4. to benumb
  5. (fig.) to lull
  6. negligent
  7. apathetic
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麻
má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
痺
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痹
bì · paralysis, numbness
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2–4 · ma2 bi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maa4 bei3

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verb

  1. (medicine) to be paralysed; to be benumbed
  2. (figurative) to relax one's guard; to slacken one's alertness; to no longer be vigilant
  3. (figurative) to benumb; to lower the vigilance of (someone); to make (someone) relax their guard

adj

  1. (medicine) numb; physically insensitive
  2. (figurative) indifferent; insensible
  3. (figurative) no longer paying attention; unalert; not vigilant

noun

  1. (pathology) paralysis

phrase

  1. (Internet slang) alternative form of 媽屄／妈屄

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