Ways to say it
| Mandarin | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 腕管綜合徵 / 腕管综合征 | wànguǎn zōnghézhēng, wànguǎn zònghézhēng | Mainland China |
| 腕隧道症候羣 | wàn suìdào zhènghòuqún | |
| 腕道症候羣 | ||
| 腕隧道症候群 | wàn suìdào zhènghòuqún | Taiwan |
| 腕道症候群 | wàndào zhènghòuqún | Taiwan |
| 滑鼠手 | huáshúshǒu | Taiwan, informal |
| 鼠標手 / 鼠标手 | shǔbiāoshǒu | Mainland China, informal |
This term is used to refer to the repetitive stress injury affecting the wrist.
What does it mean word for word?
The component 腕管 (wànguǎn) literally means "wrist canal".
Which one should you use?
The term 腕管綜合徵 / 腕管综合征 is primarily used in Mainland China, while 腕隧道症候群 and its variant 腕道症候群 are used in Taiwan. For an informal way to describe the condition, people in Taiwan use 滑鼠手, whereas people in Mainland China use 鼠標手 / 鼠标手.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
腕管综合征 is a formal medical term used in Mainland China. In Taiwan, 腕隧道症候群 serves as the standard medical term. For informal or colloquial situations, you can use 滑鼠手 in Taiwan or 鼠標手 / 鼠标手 in Mainland China.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Taiwan, the standard medical term is 腕隧道症候群 and the colloquial term is 滑鼠手. In Mainland China, the formal term is 腕管综合征 and the informal term is 鼠標手 / 鼠标手.
How do you pronounce it?
wànguǎn zōnghézhēng, wànguǎn zònghézhēng
When do people say it?
In Taiwan, it is common to colloquially refer to the condition as 滑鼠手, which literally translates to "mouse hand".
Did you know?
- The formal medical term for 'syndrome' in Taiwan, 症候群 (zhènghòuqún), uses a character that literally means a 'group' or 'crowd', implying that a syndrome is a gathering of various medical signs.
- The anatomical component 管 (guǎn) in the formal term describes the wrist canal as if it were a physical 'pipe' or 'tube' through which the nerves travel.
- While a doctor uses the formal term 腕管綜合徵, a patient is more likely to describe the condition as 手麻 (shǒu má). This phrase translates to 'hand numbness' and focuses on the subjective feeling rather than the medical cause.
Examples in context
- 我朋友有腕管综合征。My friend has carpal tunnel syndrome.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “carpal tunnel syndrome” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
