關關

See also: 关关

Chinese

		to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass	to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (關關)		關	關
simp. (关关)		关	关

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guānguān

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaan¹ gwaan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guānguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄍㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanguan
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaan¹ gwaan¹
  - Yale: gwāan gwāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaan¹ gwaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guan¹ guan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷäːn⁵⁵ kʷäːn⁵⁵/

Adverb

關關

(archaic) the sound of birds chirping
- 關關雎鳩，在河之洲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  关关雎鸠，在河之洲。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Guānguān jūjiū, zài hé zhī zhōu. [Pinyin]
  Guan-guan go the ospreys, On the islet in the river.

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