jiū shā
揪痧 (jiū shā) is a Chinese word meaning “folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation”.
Meanings
- 1folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation
Characters in 揪痧
Related words
揪to seize揪心lit. grips the heart刮痧gua sha (technique in TCM)痧cholera揪住to grab揪出to uncover揪心扒肝(idiom) extremely anxious揪心揪肺heart-wrenching揪揪creased; wrinkled揪斗to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)揪辫子to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair)揪送to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)