唯唯諾諾

Chinese

		to say respectful words of compliance; to say a bunch of yes sirs and madams
trad. (唯唯諾諾)		唯唯	諾諾
simp. (唯唯诺诺)		唯唯	诺诺

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéiwéinuònuò, wěiwěinuònuò

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ, ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ wai⁴ nok⁶ nok⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: wéiwéinuònuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiweinuohnuoh
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: wěiwěinuònuò [Phonetic: wéiwěinuònuò]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoeinuohnuoh
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ nu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ wai⁴ nok⁶ nok⁶
  - Yale: wàih wàih nohk nohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ wai⁴ nok⁹ nok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ wei⁴ nog⁶ nog⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹ nɔːk̚² nɔːk̚²/

Idiom

唯唯諾諾

to always follow others' opinion; to be a yes man without any opinions of their own

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