期期艾艾

Chinese


trad. (期期艾艾)		期期	艾艾
simp. ^#(期期艾艾)		期期	艾艾

Etymology

昌為人口吃，又盛怒，曰：‘臣口不能言，然臣期期知其不可。’ [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]

昌为人口吃，又盛怒，曰：‘臣口不能言，然臣期期知其不可。’ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, circa 91 BCE

Chāng wèi rén kǒuchī, yòu shèngnù, yuē: ‘Chén kǒu bù néng yán, rán chén qīqī zhī qí bùkě.’ [Pinyin]

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鄧艾口吃，語稱艾艾。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]

邓艾口吃，语称艾艾。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 4^th century CE

Dèng Ài kǒuchī, yǔ chēng ài'ài. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīqī'ài'ài, qíqí'ài'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄑㄧㄞˋ ㄞˋ, ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄞˋ ㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ kei⁴ ngaai⁶ ngaai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: qīqī'ài'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄑㄧㄞˋ ㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chichiayay
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: qíqí'ài'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄞˋ ㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyichyiayay
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ kei⁴ ngaai⁶ ngaai⁶
  - Yale: kèih kèih ngaaih ngaaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ kei⁴ ngaai⁶ ngaai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ kéi⁴ ngai⁶ ngai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ ŋäːi̯²² ŋäːi̯²²/

Idiom

期期艾艾

stammering

Synonyms

口吃 (kǒuchī)
結巴／结巴 (jiēba)
吶吶／呐呐 (nènè)
(Min Nan) 重句
(Min Nan) 重舌 (chóngshé)

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