嗷嗷

Chinese

		loud clamour; the sound of wailing	loud clamour; the sound of wailing
trad. (嗷嗷)		嗷	嗷
simp. #(嗷嗷)		嗷	嗷
alternative forms		嗸嗸 謷謷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): áo'áo

  (Zhuyin): ㄠˊ ㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngou⁴ ngou⁴

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: áo'áo
    • Zhuyin: ㄠˊ ㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: áo-áo
    • Wade–Giles: ao²-ao²
    • Yale: áu-áu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: auraur
    • Palladius: аоао (aoao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngou⁴ ngou⁴
    • Yale: ngòuh ngòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngou⁴ ngou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngou⁴ ngou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋou̯²¹ ŋou̯²¹/

Noun

嗷嗷

1. (onomatopoeia) sound of crying (of birds and animals, or of human beings in distress)

Derived terms

• 嗷嗷待哺 (áo'áodàibǔ)