寸脉
寸脉寸脈 cùn mài ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄞˋ cyun3 mak6
- pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
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More words with these characters
寸
- 分寸 fēn cun ㄈㄣ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ fan1 cyun3 propriety
- 尺寸 chǐ cun ㄔˇ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ cek3 cyun3 size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
- 公寸 gōng cùn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˋ gung1 cyun3 decimeter
- 寸口 cùn kǒu ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ cyun3 hau2 location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
- 寸晷 cùn guǐ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ see 寸陰|寸阴[cun4 yin1]
- 寸阴寸陰 cùn yīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄣ cyun3 jam1 a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
Idioms with these characters
- 寸步不离寸步不離 cùn bù bù lí ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ cyun3 bou6 bat1 lei4 to follow sb closely (idiom)
- 寸步不让寸步不讓 cùn bù bù ràng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄤˋ cyun3 bou6 bat1 joeng6 (idiom) not to yield an inch
- 寸步难行寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4 unable to move a single step (idiom)
- 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ cyun3 cou2 bat1 sang1 (idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation
- 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cyun3 tou2 cyun3 gam1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
- 含情脉脉含情脈脈 hán qíng mò mò ㄏㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ ham4 cing4 mak6 mak6 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
- 来龙去脉來龍去脈 lái lóng qù mài ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄞˋ loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6 lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
- 柔情脉脉柔情脈脈 róu qíng mò mò ㄖㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ jau4 cing4 mak6 mak6 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
- 温情脉脉溫情脈脈 wēn qíng mò mò ㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ wan1 cing4 mak6 mak6 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
- 血脉偾张血脈僨張 xuè mài fèn zhāng ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄞˋ ㄈㄣˋ ㄓㄤ lit. blood vessels swell wide (idiom)