刮痧

Chinese

		to scrape; to blow	cholera
simp. and trad. (刮痧)		刮	痧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guāshā

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚㄕㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaat³ saa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guāshā
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚㄕㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guasha
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠⁵⁵ ʂa̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaat³ saa¹
  - Yale: gwaat sā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaat⁸ saa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guad³ sa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷaːt̚³ saː⁵⁵/

Verb

刮痧

(traditional Chinese medicine) to practise gua sha, a treatment involving repeated pressured strokes over lubricated skin with a smooth edge in order to release blood stasis

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 劌痧／刿痧

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