扭扭捏捏

Chinese

		to turn; to twist; to grab to turn; to twist; to grab; to wring	to turn; to twist; to grab to turn; to twist; to grab; to wring	to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up	to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up
trad. (扭扭捏捏)		扭	扭	捏	捏
simp. #(扭扭捏捏)		扭	扭	捏	捏
AABB-type reduplication of 扭捏 (niǔnie).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niǔniǔniēniē

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄝ ㄋㄧㄝ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nau² nau² nip⁶ nip⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niǔniǔniēniē [Phonetic: niúniǔniēniē]
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄝ ㄋㄧㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: niǒuniǒunienie
    • Wade–Giles: niu³-niu³-nieh¹-nieh¹
    • Yale: nyǒu-nyǒu-nyē-nyē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neouneounhienhie
    • Palladius: нюнюнене (njunjunene)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nau² nau² nip⁶ nip⁶
    • Yale: náu náu nihp nihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nau² nau² nip⁹ nip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: neo² neo² nib⁶ nib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ niːp̚² niːp̚²/

Verb

扭扭捏捏

1. to pretend to be shy, coy or embarrassed

   有話快說，別扭扭捏捏的。 [MSC, trad.]
   有话快说，别扭扭捏捏的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yǒu huà kuài shuō, bié niǔniǔniēniē de. [Pinyin]

   If you have something to say, say it, don't act shy.

2. to mince (when walking, talking, etc)

   那個演員邁著小步子扭扭捏捏地穿過舞臺。 [MSC, trad.]
   那个演员迈着小步子扭扭捏捏地穿过舞台。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nàge yǎnyuán mài zhe xiǎo bùzi niǔniǔniēniē de chuānguò wǔtái. [Pinyin]

   The performer minced onto the stage.

Synonyms

• 扭捏 (niǔnie)