剾痧

剾痧

Chinese

			cholera
trad. (剾痧)		剾	痧
simp. (𠛅痧)		𠛅	痧
alternative forms		摳痧／抠痧

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): khau-soa

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khau-soa
    • Tâi-lô: khau-sua
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qausoaf
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ sua⁴⁴/

Verb

剾痧

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, 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

• 刮痧 (guāshā)
• (Min Nan) 劌痧／刿痧