秒秒鐘

Chinese

		(a measure word); second	(a measure word); second	clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell
trad. (秒秒鐘)		秒	秒	鐘
simp. (秒秒钟)		秒	秒	钟

Etymology

AAB-type reduplication of 秒鐘／秒钟 (miǎozhōng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miǎomiǎozhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): miu⁵ miu⁵ zung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miǎomiǎozhōng [Phonetic: miáomiǎozhōng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: miǎomiǎojhong
    • Wade–Giles: miao³-miao³-chung¹
    • Yale: myǎu-myǎu-jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meaumeaujong
    • Palladius: мяомяочжун (mjaomjaočžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: miu⁵ miu⁵ zung¹
    • Yale: míuh míuh jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: miu⁵ miu⁵ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: miu⁵ miu⁵ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːu̯¹³ miːu̯¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Adverb

秒秒鐘

1. (chiefly Cantonese) constantly; always
2. right away; in a couple of seconds

See also

• 分分鐘／分分钟 (fēnfēnzhōng)