嘖嘖

Chinese

		(interj. of admiration or of disgust); to click one's tongue; to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak	(interj. of admiration or of disgust); to click one's tongue; to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak
trad. (嘖嘖)		嘖	嘖
simp. (啧啧)		啧	啧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zézé

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄜˊ ㄗㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaak³ zaak³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zézé
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ ㄗㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zézé
    • Wade–Giles: tsê²-tsê²
    • Yale: dzé-dzé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzertzer
    • Palladius: цзэцзэ (czɛczɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤ³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaak³ zaak³
    • Yale: jaak jaak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaak⁸ dzaak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zag³ zag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːk̚³ t͡saːk̚³/

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• Middle Chinese: tsreak tsreak

Rime
Character	嘖
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	莊 (18)
Final (韻)	麥 (119)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	側革切
Baxter	tsreak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ʃˠɛk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈ͡ʂᵚæk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ʃɐk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈ͡ʂəɨjk̚/
Li Rong	/t͡ʃɛk̚/
Wang Li	/t͡ʃæk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʈ͡ʂæk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhe
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zak1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsreːɡ  ʔsreːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嘖
Reading #	2/3
No.	1757
Phonetic component	朿
Rime group	錫
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	責
Old Chinese	/*ʔsreːɡ/

Adjective

嘖嘖

1. (onomatopoeia) Describes the sound of chirping.
2. (onomatopoeia) Describes the sound of tongue clicking, as an expression of surprise, appreciation, pity, disgust, etc.

Derived terms

• 嘖嘖稱奇 / 啧啧称奇
• 嘖嘖稱好 / 啧啧称好
• 嘖嘖讚嘆 / 啧啧赞叹