mo4 caat3磨擦

Jyutpingmo4 caat3

Yalemòh chaat

名詞Common

Definition

Friction, clash, or conflict between people.

colloquialpeopleemotion

How it's used

Used primarily to describe interpersonal friction or tension rather than physical rubbing. It implies a recurring or ongoing state of disharmony rather than a single, isolated argument. It is frequently paired with verbs like 有 or 產生 to indicate the existence of this tension.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋loeng5兩go3個seng4成jat6日jau5有mo4磨caat3擦，zan1真hai6係hou2好naan4難soeng1相cyu3處。

The two of them are always having conflicts, it's really hard to get along.

nei5你dei6哋zi1之gaan1間jau5有me1咩mo4磨caat3擦，bat1不jyu4如co5坐dai1低king1傾cing1清co2楚laa1啦。

If you have any disagreements, why not sit down and talk it through?

Common phrases

caan2產sang1生mo4磨caat3擦

to generate friction

mo4磨caat3擦bat1不dyun6斷

constant friction

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the physical action of rubbing two objects together, which is also written as 磨擦 in some contexts but is more commonly expressed as 摩擦 in standard written Chinese. In Cantonese, the pronunciation remains the same, but the context of human relationships is the primary usage for this specific spelling.