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捉摸

捉摸

Chinese

		to clutch; to grab; to capture	feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy
simp. and trad. (捉摸)		捉	摸

Verb

捉摸

to guess; to predict; to anticipate; to fathom; to ascertain

See also

琢磨 (zhuómó)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhuōmō

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛㄇㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk¹ mo²
Min Nan (POJ): chhiok-mo͘ / chok-mo͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhuōmō
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛㄇㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juomho
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zuk¹ mo²
  - Yale: jūk mó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ mo²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ mɔː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiok-mo͘
  - Tâi-lô: tshiok-moo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiokmof
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ mɔ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ mɔ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-mo͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsok-moo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zokmof
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ mɔ⁴⁴/