搖搖晃晃

See also: 摇摇晃晃

Chinese

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|- ! !shake; to rock !shake; to rock !sway; to shade; dazzle !sway; to shade; dazzle |- !trad. (搖搖晃晃) | 搖 | 搖 | 晃 | 晃 |- !simp. (摇摇晃晃) | 摇 | 摇 | 晃 | 晃 |}

Etymology

AABB-reduplication of 搖晃／摇晃 (yáohuàng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yáoyáohuànghuàng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ jiu⁴ fong² fong²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yáoyáohuànghuàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauyauhuanqhuanq
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu⁴ jiu⁴ fong² fong²
  - Yale: yìuh yìuh fóng fóng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ jiu⁴ fong² fong²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ yiu⁴ fong² fong²
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹ fɔːŋ³⁵ fɔːŋ³⁵/

Adjective

搖搖晃晃

staggering, vacillating

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