稀稀拉拉

Chinese

		diluted; sparse	diluted; sparse	to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw	to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw
simp. and trad. (稀稀拉拉)		稀	稀	拉	拉
AABB-type reduplication of 稀拉 (xīlā).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīxīlālā

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄚ ㄌㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ hei¹ laai¹ laai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīxīlālā
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄚ ㄌㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sisilala
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-hsi¹-la¹-la¹
    • Yale: syī-syī-lā-lā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishilhalha
    • Palladius: сисилала (sisilala)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei¹ hei¹ laai¹ laai¹
    • Yale: hēi hēi lāai lāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ hei¹ laai¹ laai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ héi¹ lai¹ lai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

稀稀拉拉

1. sparse; dispersed; thinly scattered