磕磕絆絆

Chinese

		to tap; knock	to tap; knock	to trip; stumble; hinder	to trip; stumble; hinder
trad. (磕磕絆絆)		磕	磕	絆	絆
simp. (磕磕绊绊)		磕	磕	绊	绊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kēkebànbàn, kēkēbànbàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜ ˙ㄎㄜ ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄢˋ, ㄎㄜ ㄎㄜ ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hap⁶ hap⁶ bun⁶ bun⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kēkebànbàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ˙ㄎㄜ ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: keke̊bànbàn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo¹-kʻo⁵-pan⁴-pan⁴
    • Yale: kē-ke-bàn-bàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ke.kebannbann
    • Palladius: кэкэбаньбань (kɛkɛbanʹbanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰə² pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kēkēbànbàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ㄎㄜ ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kekebànbàn
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo¹-kʻo¹-pan⁴-pan⁴
    • Yale: kē-kē-bàn-bàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kekebannbann
    • Palladius: кэкэбаньбань (kɛkɛbanʹbanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hap⁶ hap⁶ bun⁶ bun⁶
    • Yale: hahp hahp buhn buhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hap⁹ hap⁹ bun⁶ bun⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: heb⁶ heb⁶ bun⁶ bun⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐp̚² hɐp̚² puːn²² puːn²²/

Adjective

磕磕絆絆

1. (of a road) rough; bumpy; (of a person) stumbling; tottering; doddering
2. tongue-tied; stuttering; stammering
3. (figuratively) not smooth; with obstacles