嚶嚶
Chinese
edit| calling of birds | calling of birds | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (嚶嚶) | 嚶 | 嚶 | |
| simp. (嘤嘤) | 嘤 | 嘤 | |
Pronunciation
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- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yingying
- Wade–Giles: ying1-ying1
- Yale: yīng-yīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inging
- Palladius: инъин (inʺin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: 'eang 'eang
Noun
edit嚶嚶
- (onomatopoeia, literary) chirping; tweeting (in harmony)
- 伐木丁丁，鳥鳴嚶嚶。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Fámù zhēngzhēng, niǎo míng yīngyīng. [Pinyin]
- Logging zhengzheng, birds yingying.
伐木丁丁，鸟鸣嘤嘤。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (onomatopoeia, literary) murmuring; mumbling; muttering
- (onomatopoeia, literary) A sharp or clear sound.
- (literary, figurative) congenial friends
- (onomatopoeia, now slang) sobbing; weeping; whimpering; crying