麻痺

See also: 麻痹

Chinese

		(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	numb; paralysis
trad. (麻痺/麻痹)		麻	痺/痹
simp. (麻痹)		麻	痹
alternative forms		痲痺／痲痹／痳痹

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mábì

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄅㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁴ bei³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): mà-pi

(Meixian, Guangdong): ma² bi⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): bâ-pì

(Teochew, Peng'im): mua⁵ bi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mábì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄅㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mábì
  - Wade–Giles: ma²-pi⁴
  - Yale: má-bì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mabih
  - Palladius: маби (mabi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ pi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁴ bei³
  - Yale: màh bei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ bei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ béi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː²¹ pei̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mà-pi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ma^ˇ bi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ma² bi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ma¹¹ pi⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ma² bi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ma¹¹ pi⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâ-pì
  - Tâi-lô: bâ-pì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ba'pix
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ba²⁴⁻²² pi²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ba²⁴⁻²² pi⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ba¹³⁻²² pi²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ba²⁴⁻¹¹ pi¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ba²³⁻³³ pi²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: mua⁵ bi³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: muâ pì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pi²¹³/

Verb

麻痺

(medicine) to be paralysed; to be benumbed
(figurative) to relax one's guard; to slacken one's alertness; to no longer be vigilant
(figurative) to benumb; to lower the vigilance of (someone); to make (someone) relax their guard
- 現在防控還不能夠麻痺。 [MSC, trad.]
  现在防控还不能够麻痹。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: Xi Jinping [1]
  Xiànzài fángkòng hái bù nénggòu mábì. [Pinyin]
  (We) must not be unvigilant to (the effort of) prevention and control now.

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “to relax one's guard”): 警惕 (jǐngtì)

Adjective

麻痺

(medicine) numb; physically insensitive
(figurative) indifferent; insensible
(figurative) no longer paying attention; unalert; not vigilant

Noun

麻痺

(pathology) paralysis

Phrase

麻痺

(Internet slang) alternative form of 媽屄／妈屄

Derived terms

小兒麻痺 / 小儿麻痹 (xiǎo'ér mábì)
小兒麻痺症 / 小儿麻痹症 (xiǎo'érmábìzhèng)
心臟麻痺 / 心脏麻痹
肌肉麻痺 / 肌肉麻痹
腦性麻痺 / 脑性麻痹
震顫麻痺 / 震颤麻痹
麻痺不仁 / 麻痹不仁
麻痺大意 / 麻痹大意 (mábìdàyì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麻	痺
ま Grade: S	ひ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
痲痺

Etymology

麻 is a daiyōji replacing 痲.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まひ [máꜜhì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) まひ [màhí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ma̠çi]

Noun

麻(ま)痺(ひ) • (mahi)

paralysis

Verb

麻(ま)痺(ひ)する • (mahi suru) intransitive suru (stem 麻(ま)痺(ひ)し (mahi shi), past 麻(ま)痺(ひ)した (mahi shita))

to be paralyzed

Conjugation

Conjugation of "麻痺する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	麻痺し	まひし	mahi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	麻痺し	まひし	mahi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	麻痺する	まひする	mahi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	麻痺する	まひする	mahi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	麻痺すれ	まひすれ	mahi sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	麻痺せよ¹ 麻痺しろ²	まひせよ¹ まひしろ²	mahi seyo¹ mahi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	麻痺される	まひされる	mahi sareru
Causative	麻痺させる麻痺さす	まひさせるまひさす	mahi saseru mahi sasu
Potential	麻痺できる	まひできる	mahi dekiru
Volitional	麻痺しよう	まひしよう	mahi shiyō
Negative	麻痺しない	まひしない	mahi shinai
Negative continuative	麻痺せず	まひせず	mahi sezu
Formal	麻痺します	まひします	mahi shimasu
Perfective	麻痺した	まひした	mahi shita
Conjunctive	麻痺して	まひして	mahi shite
Hypothetical conditional	麻痺すれば	まひすれば	mahi sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“麻^▲痺”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
麻	痺

Noun

麻痺 • (mabi) (hangeul 마비)

hanja form^? of 마비 (“paralysis”)