摩擦

摩擦

Chinese

		rub	to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting) to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish
simp. and trad. (摩擦)		摩	擦
variant forms		磨擦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mócā

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ caat³
• Min Nan (POJ): mô͘-chhat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: mócā
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄘㄚ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: motsa
    • IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰä⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 摩擦 磨擦

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo¹ caat³
    • Yale: mō chaat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ tsaat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ cad³
    • IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰäːt̚³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-chhat
    • Tâi-lô: môo-tshat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mozhad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃¹³⁻²² t͡sʰat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mɔ̃²³⁻³³ t͡sʰat̚³²/

Verb

摩擦

1. to rub; to chafe; to press together

   摩擦雙手 / 摩擦双手  ―  mócā shuāngshǒu  ―  to rub one's hands together

   • 摩擦　摩擦　在這光滑的地上摩擦 [MSC, trad.]
     摩擦　摩擦　在这光滑的地上摩擦 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2016, 龐麥郎 (Joseeh Punmanlon), 我的滑板鞋 (My Skateboard Shoes)

     mócā; mócā; zài zhè guānghuá de dì shàng mócā [Pinyin]

     Shuffle, shuffle, shuffling on this smooth floor.

Noun

摩擦

1. (physics) friction

   摩擦生熱 / 摩擦生热  ―  mócā shēng rè  ―  Friction generates heat.

2. (figuratively) clash; friction; discord; disagreement

Derived terms

摩擦力 摩擦法 摩擦電／摩擦电 摩擦音 (mócāyīn)

滾動摩擦／滚动摩擦 破裂摩擦音 靜摩擦力／静摩擦力

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (摩擦):

• → Japanese: 摩擦 (まさつ) (masatsu)
• → Korean: 마찰 (摩擦, machal)
• → Vietnamese: ma sát (摩擦)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
摩	擦
ま Grade: S	さつ Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

摩擦 (hiragana まさつ, rōmaji masatsu)

1. friction