覺覺

Chinese

		feel; find that; thinking feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware; a nap; a sleep	feel; find that; thinking feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware; a nap; a sleep
trad. (覺覺)		覺	覺
simp. (觉觉)		觉	觉

Etymology

Reduplicative diminutive.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàojiao

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau^3-4 gaau^3-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàojiao
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàojiåo
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-chiao⁵
    • Yale: jyàu-jyau
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaw.jiau
    • Palladius: цзяоцзяо (czjaoczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɑʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau^3-4 gaau^3-2
    • Yale: gàauh gáau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau^3-4 gaau^3-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao^3-4 gao^3-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³³⁻²¹ kaːu̯³³⁻³⁵/

Noun

覺覺

1. (colloquial, childish) sleep

   睡覺覺／睡觉觉  ―  shuì jiàojiao  ―  to sleep (childish)

   補覺覺／补觉觉  ―  bǔ jiàojiao  ―  to make up for lost sleep (childish)

   瞓覺覺／𰥛觉觉 [Cantonese]  ―  fan³ gaau^3-4 gaau^3-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to sleep (childish)

See also

• (Cantonese) 覺覺豬／觉觉猪
• (Cantonese) 豬豬／猪猪 (zhūzhū)