遛遛球
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[edit]ball; sphere | |||
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trad. (遛遛球) | 遛遛 | 球 | |
simp. #(遛遛球) | 遛遛 | 球 | |
Literally: “walking ball”. |
Etymology
[edit]Phono-semantic matching of English yo-yo + 球 (qiú, “ball”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lióulióucióu
- Wade–Giles: liu2-liu2-chʻiu2
- Yale: lyóu-lyóu-chyóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liouliouchyou
- Palladius: люлюцю (ljuljucju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- Homophones:
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遛遛球
- (Standard Chinese)
Noun
[edit]遛遛球
Synonyms
[edit]- 溜溜球 (liūliūqiú)