剾痧

Chinese

			cholera
trad. (剾痧)		剾	痧
simp. (𠛅痧)		𠛅	痧
alternative forms		摳痧／抠痧

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): khau-soa

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khau-soa
  - Tâi-lô: khau-sua
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qausoaf
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ sua⁴⁴/

Verb

剾痧

(Taiwanese Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to practise gua sha, a treatment involving repeated pressured strokes over lubricated skin with a smooth edge in order to release blood stasis

Synonyms

刮痧 (guāshā)
(Min Nan) 劌痧／刿痧

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