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麻油

麻油

Chinese

		(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	oil; sly
simp. and trad. (麻油)		麻	油

Noun

麻油

sesame oil

Synonyms

香油 (xiāngyóu)
芝麻油 (zhīmayóu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): máyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁴ jau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): môa-iû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: máyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mayou
  - IPA ^(key): /ma̠³⁵ i̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁴ jau⁴
  - Yale: màh yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ jau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑː²¹ jɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: môa-iû
  - Tâi-lô: muâ-iû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: moaiuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mua²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /mua²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mua¹³⁻²² iu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mua²⁴⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mua²³⁻³³ iu²³/