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肉麻

ròumá
adjective #19,109

Meanings

  1. 1 corny
  2. 2 sappy
  3. 3 sickening
  4. 4 maudlin

Characters

肉
ròu
flesh; meat
麻
má
numb; tingling

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

Related Words

麻辣牛肉 málàniúròu
mala beef / numbing-spicy beef (Sichuan dish)
麻辣牛肉干 málàniúròugān
spicy beef jerky / Sichuan-style numbing-and-hot dried beef
肉体 ròutǐ #5,459
physical body; flesh
肉 ròu HSK 1 #1,184
meat; flesh
惹麻烦 rěmáfan #3,911
to cause trouble / to get into trouble
鸡肉 jīròu #4,053
chicken meat / chicken
牛肉 niúròu #3,832
beef
麻醉 mázuì HSK 7 #5,309
anesthesia / narcosis / to anesthetize
麻 má HSK 7 #5,324
hemp; flax / numb; tingling / pockmarked; rough
肌肉 jīròu HSK 5 #2,911
muscle / flesh; muscular tissue
肉麻 ròumá
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