摸黑

Chinese

		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	black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)
trad. (摸黑)		摸	黑
simp. #(摸黑)		摸	黑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mōhēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛ ㄏㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo² hak¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mōhēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛ ㄏㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mohei
    • Wade–Giles: mo¹-hei¹
    • Yale: mwō-hēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhohei
    • Palladius: мохэй (moxɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (摸黑兒 / 摸黑儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mōhēir
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛ ㄏㄟㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: moheir
    • Wade–Giles: mo¹-hei¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: mwō-hēir
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhohel
    • Palladius: мохэйр (moxɛjr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xəɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo² hak¹
    • Yale: mó hāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo² hak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo² heg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː³⁵ hɐk̚⁵/

Verb

摸黑

1. to feel a way forward in the dark; to grope around looking for a way forward in the dark

Synonyms

• (Hakka) 打暗摸