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tui na

/tweɪ ˈnɑː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
tu-i -na
IPA
/tweɪ ˈnɑː/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A manipulative therapy in traditional Chinese medicine that aims to achieve balance; as an extension, its practice and principles are used in some Chinese martial arts.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Mandarin 推拿 (tuīná).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

tuina (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tui na?
The recorded pronunciation is /tweɪ ˈnɑː/.
What does tui na mean?
A manipulative therapy in traditional Chinese medicine that aims to achieve balance; as an extension, its practice and principles are used in some Chinese martial arts.
Where does tui na come from?
From Mandarin 推拿 (tuīná).

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