搖搖

Chinese

		shake; to rock	shake; to rock
trad. (搖搖)		搖	搖
simp. (摇摇)		摇	摇

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yáoyáo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ jiu⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yèu-yèu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yáoyáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauyau
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu⁴ jiu⁴
  - Yale: yìuh yìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ jiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ yiu⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèu-yèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ieuˇ ieuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu² yeu²
  - IPA: /i̯eu̯¹¹ i̯eu̯¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèu-yèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ieuˇ (r)ieuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu² yeu²
  - IPA: /(j)i̯eu̯¹¹ (j)i̯eu̯¹¹/

Adjective

搖搖

(literary, ideophonic) swaying; shaking
(literary, ideophonic) uneasy; disturbed; frantic
(literary, ideophonic) distant; faraway

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English yo-yo.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ jiu^4-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu⁴ jiu^4-2
  - Yale: yìuh yíu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ jiu^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ yiu²
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

搖搖

(Cantonese) yo-yo

Synonyms

溜溜球 (liūliūqiú)
悠悠球 (yōuyōuqiú)

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