海姆利克

Hǎimǔlìkè

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Meanings

1 Heimlich (surname)
2 transliteration most associated with the Heimlich maneuver (海姆利克急救法), the abdominal-thrust technique for choking

Characters

sea (phonetic 'Hei-')

(used in transliterations for '-m')

sharp; benefit (phonetic 'li-')

gram (phonetic '-ck/-ch')

Examples

服务员用海姆利克急救法救了那位顾客。

Fúwùyuán yòng Hǎimǔlìkè jíjiùfǎ jiùle nà wèi gùkè.

The waiter used the Heimlich maneuver to save that customer.

每个人都应该学会海姆利克急救法。

Měi gè rén dōu yīnggāi xuéhuì Hǎimǔlìkè jíjiùfǎ.

Everyone should learn the Heimlich maneuver.

Tips

culture

Refers to American thoracic surgeon Henry Heimlich (亨利·海姆利克, 1920-2016), who in 1974 publicized the abdominal-thrust technique now bearing his name (海姆利克急救法 / 海姆利希急救法). The technique dislodges objects blocking the airway in choking victims. The transliteration uses 海 (sea), 姆 (auntie/-m sound), 利 (sharp), 克 (gram/-k) — pure phonetics.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

姆 mǔ

利 lì

克 kè