喳喳

Chinese

		twitter; chirp	twitter; chirp
trad. (喳喳)		喳	喳
simp. #(喳喳)		喳	喳

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chācha

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚ ˙ㄔㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chācha
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚ ˙ㄔㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chachå
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa¹-chʻa⁵
    • Yale: chā-cha
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cha.cha
    • Palladius: чача (čača)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä²/

Verb

喳喳

1. (colloquial) to whisper

Derived terms

• 打喳喳

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāchā, zhāzhā

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚ ㄔㄚ, ㄓㄚ ㄓㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāchā
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚ ㄔㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chacha
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa¹-chʻa¹
    • Yale: chā-chā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chacha
    • Palladius: чача (čača)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāzhā
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄚ ㄓㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhajha
    • Wade–Giles: cha¹-cha¹
    • Yale: jā-jā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaja
    • Palladius: чжачжа (čžačža)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵/

Adjective

喳喳

1. (onomatopoeia) whispering

Derived terms

• 嘁嘁喳喳 (qīqīchāchā)

 

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāzhā

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄚ ㄓㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaa¹ zaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāzhā
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄚ ㄓㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhajha
    • Wade–Giles: cha¹-cha¹
    • Yale: jā-jā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaja
    • Palladius: чжачжа (čžačža)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaa¹ zaa¹
    • Yale: jā jā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaa¹ dzaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: za¹ za¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saː⁵⁵ t͡saː⁵⁵/

Adjective

喳喳

1. (onomatopoeia) chirping
2. (literary, onomatopoeia) howling; shouting
3. (onomatopoeia) chewing; smacking

Derived terms

• 吱吱喳喳 (zhīzhīzhāzhā)
• 唧唧喳喳
• 嘴喳喳
• 嘰嘰喳喳／叽叽喳喳
• 支支喳喳