Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gua sha

/ɡwɑ ˈʃɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: gua-sha
IPA: /ɡwɑ ˈʃɑ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A treatment used in traditional Chinese medicine involving repeated pressured strokes over the skin with a hard object thereby breaking surface capillaries and leaving light bruising, claimed to release unhealthy bodily matter.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Looksmaxxing attaches "scores" to aspects of male appearance, focusing particularly on jawline, muscularity and skin. Looksmaxxers aim to increase their scores via "softmaxxing" (such as using a gua sha, burning more calories than consumed, or moisturising) and "hardmaxxing" (such as steroid use, hair transplants, or cosmetic surgery)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 刮痧 (guāshā, literally “scrape sand”).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce gua sha?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡwɑ ˈʃɑ/.
What does gua sha mean?: A treatment used in traditional Chinese medicine involving repeated pressured strokes over the skin with a hard object thereby breaking surface capillaries and leaving light bruising, claimed to release unhealthy bodily matter.
Where does gua sha come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 刮痧 (guāshā, literally “scrape sand”).

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