搖搖

Chinese

		shake; to rock	shake; to rock
trad. (搖搖)		搖	搖
simp. (摇摇)		摇	摇

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yáoyáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ jiu⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yèu-yèu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yáoyáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yáoyáo
    • Wade–Giles: yao²-yao²
    • Yale: yáu-yáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauyau
    • Palladius: яояо (jaojao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu⁴ jiu⁴
    • Yale: yìuh yìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ jiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ yiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèu-yèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: ieuˇ ieuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yeu² yeu²
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯eu̯¹¹ i̯eu̯¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèu-yèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ieuˇ (r)ieuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yeu² yeu²
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯eu̯¹¹ (j)i̯eu̯¹¹/

Adjective

搖搖

1. (literary, ideophonic) swaying; shaking
2. (literary, ideophonic) uneasy; disturbed; frantic
3. (literary, ideophonic) distant; faraway

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English yo-yo.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ jiu^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu⁴ jiu^4-2
    • Yale: yìuh yíu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ jiu^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ yiu^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ jiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

搖搖

1. (Cantonese) yo-yo

Synonyms

• 溜溜球 (liūliūqiú)
• 悠悠球 (yōuyōuqiú)