肉麻

ròumá

adjective #19,109

Meanings

1 corny
2 sappy
3 sickening
4 maudlin

Characters

Examples

别说那么肉麻的话。

Bié shuō nàme ròumá de huà.

Don't say such sappy things.

他们在公共场合秀恩爱，真肉麻。

Tāmen zài gōnggòng chǎnghé xiù ēn'ài, zhēn ròumá.

They show off their affection in public — so cringy.

Tips

memory

肉 (flesh) + 麻 (numb/tingling) — so saccharine it makes your skin crawl, like goosebumps from excessive sweetness.

Stroke Order

肉 ròu

麻 má