把脈

See also: 把脉

Chinese

		handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	mountain range; pulse
trad. (把脈)		把	脈
simp. (把脉)		把	脉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎmài

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² mak⁶
Min Nan (POJ): pá-be̍h / pá-me̍h / pá-me̍eh

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎmài
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baamay
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ maɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baa² mak⁶
  - Yale: bá mahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baa² mak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ba² meg⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑː³⁵ mɐk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pá-be̍h
  - Tâi-lô: pá-be̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pafbeh
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ beʔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pá-me̍h
  - Tâi-lô: pá-me̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pafmeh
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mẽʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pá-me̍eh
  - Tâi-lô: pá-me̍eh
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɛ̃ʔ¹²¹/

Verb

把脈

(traditional Chinese medicine) to take someone's pulse
(figuratively) to gain an understanding of something
(figuratively) to conduct an investigation or evaluation into a company or government department

Synonyms

(take someone's pulse):, 號脈／号脉 (hàomài), 切脈／切脉 (qièmài), 診脈／诊脉 (zhěnmài); (Min Nan) 按脈／按脉 (ànmài), 候脈／候脉, 節脈／节脉, 捍脈／捍脉

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