脈絡

See also: 脉络

Chinese

		mountain range; pulse	net-like; small net
trad. (脈絡)		脈	絡
simp. (脉络)		脉	络

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): màiluò, mòluò
(Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ, ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ lok³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mak-lo̍k
Min Nan (POJ): be̍h-lo̍k / me̍h-lo̍k / me̍eh-lo̍k / bia̍k-lo̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: màiluò
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mayluoh
  - IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: mòluò
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohluoh
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    沒落／没落
    脈絡／脉络
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mak⁶ lok³
  - Yale: mahk lok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ lok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶ log³
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² lɔːk̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mak-lo̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: mag` log
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mag⁵ log⁶
  - IPA: /mak̚² lok̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: be̍h-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: be̍h-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: beqlok
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /be(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: me̍h-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: me̍h-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: meqlok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mẽ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: me̍eh-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: me̍eh-lo̍k
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɛ̃(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lɔk̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bia̍k-lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: bia̍k-lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: biaglok
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biak̚²⁴⁻²² lɔk̚²⁴/

Noun

脈絡

(traditional Chinese medicine) arteries and veins in general; blood vessels
(figuratively) train of thought; sequence of ideas
(figuratively) overall context; general scheme of things

Synonyms

(sequence of ideas): (literary) 線索／线索 (xiànsuǒ)

Derived terms

摸脈絡／摸脉络
脈絡膜／脉络膜 (màiluòmó)

脈絡貫通／脉络贯通