熙熙攘攘

Chinese

		happy and harmonious; amiable; friendly
simp. and trad. (熙熙攘攘)		熙熙	攘攘
variant forms		熙熙壤壤

Etymology

From the Records of the Grand Historian.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīxīrǎngrǎng, xīxīrángráng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄖㄤˇ ㄖㄤˇ, ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄖㄤˊ ㄖㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ hei¹ joeng⁶ joeng⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīxīrǎngrǎng [Phonetic: xīxīrángrǎng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄖㄤˇ ㄖㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishiraangraang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ʐɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīxīrángráng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄖㄤˊ ㄖㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishirangrang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ʐɑŋ³⁵ ʐɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ hei¹ joeng⁶ joeng⁶
  - Yale: hēi hēi yeuhng yeuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ hei¹ joeng⁶ joeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ héi¹ yêng⁶ yêng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ jœ̽ːŋ²² jœ̽ːŋ²²/

Adjective

熙熙攘攘

(ideophonic) bustling with activity; hustling and bustling

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