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按摩 is a very common word for massage in China, Japan, and Korea.
In many cases, and perhaps traditionally, this is a massage performed by a blind person. However, in modern times, this is a very generic term for any kind of massage. This can range from a massage for health from a blind masseur or masseuse, a proper deep tissue massage by a professional masseuse, or an illicit massage with a “happy ending.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 按摩 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
按摩 see styles |
àn mó an4 mo2 an mo anma あんま |
More info & calligraphy: Massage(noun/participle) (1) massage, esp. the Anma Japanese type of massage; (2) (sensitive word) masseur; masseuse; massager; (3) (archaism) (colloquialism) blind person (as many were traditionally massagers) massaging [the body with oil] |
按摩師 按摩师 see styles |
àn mó shī an4 mo2 shi1 an mo shih anmashi あんまし |
masseur; massage therapist (out-dated kanji) masseuse; masseur |
按摩棒 see styles |
àn mó bàng an4 mo2 bang4 an mo pang |
vibrator; dildo |
按摩機 see styles |
anmaki あんまき |
massage machine |
按摩膏 see styles |
anmakou / anmako あんまこう |
massaging plaster |
塗身按摩 涂身按摩 see styles |
tú shēn àn mó tu2 shen1 an4 mo2 t`u shen an mo tu shen an mo zushin anma |
to apply and run in [massage with] unguents (oils) |
按摩さん see styles |
anmasan あんまさん |
(See 按摩・1) masseuse; masseur |
按摩師(oK) see styles |
anmashi あんまし |
masseuse; masseur |
Variations: |
anmaki あんまき |
massage machine |
按摩さん(oK) see styles |
anmasan あんまさん |
masseuse; masseur |
Variations: |
anma あんま |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); (2) (sensitive word) masseur; masseuse; massager; (3) (archaism) (colloquialism) (from blind people historically oft. being masseurs) blind person |
按摩マッサージ指圧師 see styles |
anmamassaajishiatsushi / anmamassajishiatsushi あんまマッサージしあつし |
licensed masseur; licensed masseuse |
Variations: |
anmashi あんまし |
masseuse; masseur |
Variations: |
denkianma でんきあんま |
pressing one's foot on the genitals of a supine person while pulling on their feet (usu. as a prank); electric massage |
Variations: |
anmamassaajishiatsushi / anmamassajishiatsushi あんまマッサージしあつし |
licensed masseur; licensed masseuse |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Massage | 按摩 | an ma / anma | àn mó / an4 mo2 / an mo / anmo |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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