folk skin-pinching therapy; sha treatment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to perform sha treatment by pinching; to treat illness by pinching the neck or forehead until skin congestion occurs
A traditional folk remedy primarily practiced in rural China to treat colds, headaches, fever, and heatstroke. Distinct from '刮痧' (scraping), though both aim to release 'sha' (toxic heat) through skin manipulation. Often performed on the neck, forehead, or back.
Tā他
zhòng中
shǔ暑
le了
，
nǎi奶
nai奶
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
gěi给
tā他
jiū揪
shā痧
。
He had heatstroke, so grandma quickly performed sha pinching on him.
Jiū揪
shā痧
shì是
mín民
jiān间
cháng常
yòng用
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
jiǎn简
dān单
zhì治
liáo疗
fāng方
fǎ法
。
Sha pinching is a simple folk treatment method commonly used among the people.
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Tā她
tóu头
téng疼
de得
lì厉
hai害
，
mā妈
ma妈
zài在
tā她
bó脖
zi子
shàng上
jiū揪
shā痧
。
Her headache was severe, so mom performed pinching sha on her neck.