niē jǐ

捏脊 (niē jǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “form of therapeutic massage, mainly for children, in which a roll of skin is squeezed, working from the base of the spine to the neck (TCM)”.

Meanings

  1. 1form of therapeutic massage, mainly for children, in which a roll of skin is squeezed, working from the base of the spine to the neck (TCM)

Characters in 捏脊

捏niē · to hold between the thumb and fingers脊jǐ · (bound form) spine; backbone

Related words

捏to hold between the thumb and fingers捏variant of 捏[nie1]脊椎vertebra捏造to make up山脊mountain ridge脊(bound form) spine; backbone脊柱spinal column脊髓spinal cord脊骨backbone脊背back (of a human or other vertebrate)脊梁backbone脊梁(coll.) back (of a human or other vertebrate)

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