唧唧

Chinese

		(onomat.); to pump (water)	(onomat.); to pump (water)
simp. and trad. (唧唧)		唧	唧

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jījī, jíjí

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄐㄧ, ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik¹ zik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: jījī
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiji
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    唧唧
    雞雞／鸡鸡
    GG
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: jíjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijyi
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
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    伋伋
    岌岌
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik¹ zik¹
  - Yale: jīk jīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ dzik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: jig¹ jig¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵/

Noun

唧唧

Usage notes

This term is found in the text of the Chinese Ballad of Mulan, 木蘭辭/木兰辞 (Mùlán cí), and Bai Juyi's poem Pipa Xing, 琵琶行 (pípa xíng).

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