翻來翻去

Chinese

		to come back; to return	to return; to go back; to go to return; to go back; to go; to leave
trad. (翻來翻去)		翻來	翻去
simp. (翻来翻去)		翻来	翻去

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoan-lâi-hoan-khì

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoan-lâi-hoan-khì
    • Tâi-lô: huan-lâi-huan-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoanlai'hoanqix
    • IPA (Taipei): /huan⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Philippines): /huan³³ lai²⁴⁻²² huan³³ kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huan⁴⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² huan⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huan⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²³⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹/

Adverb

翻來翻去

1. (Hokkien) repeatedly; over and over
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to toss and turn over and over (in bed)

Synonyms

• 來回來去／来回来去 (láihuíláiqù)
• 翻來覆去／翻来覆去 (fānláifùqù)