抽筋

chōujīn
  1. cramp
  2. charley horse
  3. to pull a tendon

CEDICT

  1. (historical) to pull someone's tendons as a form of torture
  2. to get a cramp
  3. to pull someone's tendons as a form of torture

Wiktionary

  1. 筋肉痙攣作痛。
  2. 處理肉食，剔除筋絡。
  3. 泛指酷刑。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 抽 chōu
  1. to draw out
  2. to pull out from in between
  3. to remove part of the whole
  4. (of certain plants) to sprout or bud
  5. to whip or thrash
2 筋 jīn
  1. muscle
  2. tendon
  3. veins visible under the skin
  4. sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)

Containing this entry

抽筋兒 chōujīnr

Related entries

扒釘 bādīng cramp
痛性痙攣 tòngxìngjìngluán (muscle) cramp
絞痛 jiǎotòng
  1. sharp pain
  2. cramp
  3. griping pain
  4. colic
  5. angina, cf 心絞痛