"消磨" meaning in Chinese

See 消磨 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /siːu̯⁵⁵ mɔː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /siau⁴⁴⁻²² bua¹³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /siau³³ bua²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /siau⁴⁴⁻²² bua²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /siau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /siau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /siau³³ mɔ̃²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /siau³³⁻²³ bua⁵⁵/ [Min-Nan, Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/, /siːu̯⁵⁵ mɔː²¹/, /siau⁴⁴⁻²² bua¹³/, /siau³³ bua²⁴/, /siau⁴⁴⁻²² bua²⁴/, /siau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/, /siau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃²⁴/, /siau³³ mɔ̃²⁴/, /siau³³⁻²³ bua⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: xiāomó [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], siu¹ mo⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], siau-bôa [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], siau-mô͘ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], siao¹ bhua⁵ [Min-Nan, Peng'im, Teochew], xiāomó [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], siaomó [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsiao¹-mo² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syāu-mwó [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shiaumo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сяомо [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sjaomo [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sīu mòh [Cantonese, Yale], siu¹ mo⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xiu¹ mo⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], siau-buâ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], siau'boaa [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], siau-môo [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], siaumoo [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], siau buâ [Min-Nan, POJ, Teochew], sjew ma [Middle-Chinese]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 消磨
  1. to while away; to kill (time) Synonyms (to while away): 打發 (dǎfa), 打发 (dǎfa), 消遣 (xiāoqiǎn)
    Sense id: en-消磨-zh-verb-ME0TSlT3 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'to while away': 94 6
  2. to wear down (energy, will, etc.)
    Sense id: en-消磨-zh-verb-q3bdU-yn Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
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      "zh-pron": "xiāomó"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "siu¹ mo⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "siau-bôa"
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siau-mô͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siao¹ bhua⁵"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "xiāomó"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siaomó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiao¹-mo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syāu-mwó"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiaumo"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяомо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjaomo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sīu mòh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu¹ mo⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiu¹ mo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯⁵⁵ mɔː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siau-buâ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siau'boaa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² bua¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau³³ bua²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² bua²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siau-môo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siaumoo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃²⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau³³ mɔ̃²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siau buâ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau³³⁻²³ bua⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjew ma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯⁵⁵ mɔː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² bua¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau³³ bua²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² bua²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau³³ mɔ̃²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau³³⁻²³ bua⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "消磨"
}
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      "zh-pron": "sjaomo"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "sīu mòh"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu¹ mo⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiu¹ mo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯⁵⁵ mɔː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siau-buâ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siau'boaa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² bua¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau³³ bua²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² bua²⁴/",
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siau-môo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siaumoo"
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    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau³³ mɔ̃²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siau buâ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau³³⁻²³ bua⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjew ma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯⁵⁵ mɔː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² bua¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau³³ bua²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² bua²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siau³³ mɔ̃²⁴/"
    },
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      "roman": "dǎfa",
      "sense": "to while away",
      "word": "打發"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dǎfa",
      "sense": "to while away",
      "word": "打发"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiāoqiǎn",
      "sense": "to while away",
      "word": "消遣"
    }
  ],
  "word": "消磨"
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