嘰嘰趷趷

Chinese

		grumble	grumble	to jolt	to jolt
trad. (嘰嘰趷趷)		嘰	嘰	趷	趷
simp. (叽叽趷趷)		叽	叽	趷	趷
alternative forms		嘰嘰乞乞／叽叽乞乞 嘰嘰屹屹／叽叽屹屹 嘰嘰𠺝𠺝／叽叽𠺝𠺝 嘰嘰吃吃／叽叽吃吃 譏譏詰詰／讥讥诘诘 嘰嘰乞乞／叽叽乞乞 嘰嘰屹屹／叽叽屹屹 嘰嘰𠺝𠺝／叽叽𠺝𠺝 嘰嘰吃吃／叽叽吃吃 譏譏詰詰／讥讥诘诘 齮齮齕齕／𬺈𬺈龁龁 gee gee gut gut
AABB-type reduplication of 嘰趷.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gi⁴ gi¹ gat⁶ gat⁶ / gi⁶ gi¹ gat⁶ gat⁶ / gi⁴ gi⁶ gat⁶ gat⁶ / gi¹ gi¹ gat⁶ gat⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gi⁴ gi¹ gat⁶ gat⁶ / gi⁶ gi¹ gat⁶ gat⁶ / gi⁴ gi⁶ gat⁶ gat⁶ / gi¹ gi¹ gat⁶ gat⁶
    • Yale: gìh gī gaht gaht / gih gī gaht gaht / gìh gih gaht gaht / gī gī gaht gaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gi⁴ gi¹ gat⁹ gat⁹ / gi⁶ gi¹ gat⁹ gat⁹ / gi⁴ gi⁶ gat⁹ gat⁹ / gi¹ gi¹ gat⁹ gat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gi⁴ gi¹ ged⁶ ged⁶ / gi⁶ gi¹ ged⁶ ged⁶ / gi⁴ gi⁶ ged⁶ ged⁶ / gi¹ gi¹ ged⁶ ged⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiː²¹ kiː⁵⁵ kɐt̚² kɐt̚²/, /kiː²² kiː⁵⁵ kɐt̚² kɐt̚²/, /kiː²¹ kiː²² kɐt̚² kɐt̚²/, /kiː⁵⁵ kiː⁵⁵ kɐt̚² kɐt̚²/

Verb

嘰嘰趷趷 (Cantonese)

1. to stammer; to stutter
2. to complain and criticize; to be pesky

   唔好成日嘰嘰趷趷！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   唔好成日叽叽趷趷！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   m⁴ hou² seng⁴ jat⁶ gi⁴ gi¹ gat⁶ gat⁶! [Jyutping]

   Don't always complain!