悉悉索索

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (悉悉索索)		悉	悉	索	索
simp. #(悉悉索索)		悉	悉	索	索
alternative forms		淅淅索索

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare with 窸窸窣窣 (xīxīsūsū).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīxīsuǒsuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷shiq-shiq₇-soq₇-soq₇ / ⁷siq-siq₇-soq₇-soq₇

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīxīsuǒsuǒ [Phonetic: xīxīsuósuǒ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sisisuǒsuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-hsi¹-so³-so³
    • Yale: syī-syī-swǒ-swǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishisuoosuoo
    • Palladius: сисисосо (sisisoso)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷shiq-shiq₇-soq₇-soq₇
    • MiniDict: shih^入 shih^入 soh^入 soh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴xiq-xiq₄-soq₄-soq₄
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɪʔ³³ ɕiɪʔ⁵⁵ soʔ³³ soʔ²¹/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁷siq-siq₇-soq₇-soq₇
    • MiniDict: sih^入 sih^入 soh^入 soh^入
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /siɪʔ⁴⁴ siɪʔ⁴⁴ soʔ⁴⁴ soʔ²²/

Adjective

悉悉索索

1. (chiefly Northern Wu, onomatopoeia) of quietly brushing noises; rustling

   㑚兩家頭又悉悉索索，辣辣講啥個小秘密啦？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
   㑚两家头又悉悉索索，辣辣讲啥个小秘密啦？ [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁶na ⁶lian-ka₁-deu₆ ⁶yeu ⁷shiq-shiq₇-soq₇-soq₇ ⁸laq-laq₈ ⁵kaon ⁵sa-gheq₈ ⁵shiau-pi₅-miq₈-la₀ [Wugniu]

   What kind of little secrets are you telling each other again in all that chitter-chatter you do?

   • 林中淅淅索索有怪声。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

     From: 1922, 洪深 [Hong Shen], 《趙閻王》 [The Death Emperor Chao], Scene 2

     Lín zhōng xīxīsuǒsuǒ yǒu guài shēng. [Pinyin]

     There are strange rustling noises in the forest.