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tui na

/tweɪ ˈnɑː/

tui na noun: a manipulative therapy in traditional Chinese medicine that aims to achieve balance; as an extension, its practice and principles are used in some Chinese martial arts.

Noun

tui na (uncountable)

  1. A manipulative therapy in traditional Chinese medicine that aims to achieve balance; as an extension, its practice and principles are used in some Chinese martial arts.

Forms of tui na

alternative formtuina

Origin of tui na

From Mandarin 推拿 (tuīná).

Questions about tui na

What does tui na mean?
Tui na means a manipulative therapy in traditional Chinese medicine that aims to achieve balance; as an extension, its practice and principles are used in some Chinese martial arts.
What part of speech is tui na?
Tui na is a noun.
How do you pronounce tui na?
Tui na is pronounced /tweɪ ˈnɑː/.

Words near tui na in the dictionary

  1. tuhkey
  2. tuhon
  3. tuhons
  4. tuhualite
  5. tui
  6. tui na
  7. Tuidraki
  8. Tuidrakis
  9. tuile
  10. Tuileries
  11. tuiles

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