| 磨 | 892B20 61.40-1 | 部居  | 畫數 16 | ㄇㄛˊ [mo2] (*ㄇㄛˋ [mo4] ). | ||
| N. | (1) Difficulties on the way: 好事多磨 phr., love's course seldom runs smooth, also said of other worthy projects; 磨折，磨難 [mo2zhe2], [mo2nan4]↓. (2) (*[mo4]) Mill, millstone: 水磨 water mill; 磨石 millstone; 磨床 grinding machine, grinder; 石磨 stone mill; 推磨 n., hand mill. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) Grind, polish: 磨刀 sharpen knife; 磨穿鐵硯 grind through an inkstone--long years of study; 磨杵成針 grind mortar into a needle--show extraordinary persistence; 磨拳擦掌 to roll up one's sleeves for action; 磨（成）粉 grind into powder; 磨鏡 polish bronze mirror, also Lesbian practice; 磨光 polish; 如琢如磨 (of slow process of education and scholarship) like grinding stone and polishing jade; 腳磨了泡 foot blisters from friction (tight shoes, etc.); 磨墨 grind Chin. inkcake on slab. (2) To wear out (s.t.) slowly, to annoy constantly: 磨著媽媽帶他出去玩 (child) begs mother without stop to be taken out; 磨人功夫 require one's constant attention, constant effort at digging or plugging s.o.; 你別老磨人 don't keep on bothering me; 磨折 [mo2zhe2]↓; 百世不磨，不可磨滅 will endure for centuries; 磨滅 [mo2mie4]↓. (3) (*[mo4]) To put through the grind, repeat annoyingly, bother: 磨豆腐 make bean curd by grinding, (fig.) repeat annoyingly; 磨煩 [mo2fan2]↓; 磨不開臉 feel embarrassed (also wr. 抹 10A.01). (4) Guide through: 不能磨車 (of narrow alley) cannot take car through. | |||||
| Words | 1. 磨煩 *[mo4fan2], v.t., bother constantly (as child). 2. 磨坊 *[mo4fang2]1 n., flour mill. 3. 磨房 *[mo4fang2]2 n., mill house. 4. 磨蝎 [mo2he2], n., (astrology) constellation of scorpion, destined for hard knocks. 5. 磨折 [mo2zhe2] (also 折磨 [zhe2mo2]), v.i. & t. & n., (put through) privations, hardships, persecutions: 磨折死了 persecuted, or persecute (s.o.) slowly to death; 受磨折 be subject to daily small persecutions. 6. 磨勁兒 [mo2jie4er0], n., (1) power of persistent begging until one accedes; (2) dragging out work to kill time. 7. 磨勘 [mo2kan4], n., term for check and re-check of official records or examination papers (in sense of "putting through the mill"); results of such examinations. 8. 磨鍊 [mo2lian4], n. & v.t., (undergo) trials and hardships for strengthening character. 9. 磨礪 [mo2li4], n. & v.t., ditto. 10. 磨滅 [mo2mie4], v.t., obliterate: 其功不可磨滅 his work will always be remembered. 11. 磨難 [mo2nan4], n., hardships, trials, such as on pilgrimage. 12. 磨跎 [mo2tuo2], v.i., to idle about: 磨跎子 [mo2tuo2zi0], (1) n., annoying person; (2) v.i., drag along: 等我和他磨跎子，磨到那兒是那兒 I will drag along with him and see what happens (until he backs out). 13. 磨蹭 [mo2zeng0], v.i., dawdle, idle at work. 14. 磨牙 [mo2ya2], v.i., be too talkative, indulge in arguments. | |||||