顫巍巍

Chinese

		to tremble; to shiver; to shake to tremble; to shiver; to shake; to vibrate	high; lofty; towering high; lofty; towering; majestic	high; lofty; towering high; lofty; towering; majestic
trad. (顫巍巍)		顫	巍	巍
simp. (颤巍巍)		颤	巍	巍

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chànwēiwēi, zhànwéiwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˋ ㄨㄟ ㄨㄟ, ㄓㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin³ ngai⁴ ngai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chànwēiwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˋ ㄨㄟ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chànweiwei
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan⁴-wei¹-wei¹
    • Yale: chàn-wēi-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: channueiuei
    • Palladius: чаньвэйвэй (čanʹvɛjvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhànwéiwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhànwéiwéi
    • Wade–Giles: chan⁴-wei²-wei²
    • Yale: jàn-wéi-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jannweiwei
    • Palladius: чжаньвэйвэй (čžanʹvɛjvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zin³ ngai⁴ ngai⁴
    • Yale: jin ngàih ngàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin³ ngai⁴ ngai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin³ ngei⁴ ngei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³³ ŋɐi̯²¹ ŋɐi̯²¹/

Adjective

顫巍巍

1. doddery

Usage notes

As a 狀態詞／状态词 (zhuàngtàicí), it must be followed by 的 (de).

Synonyms

• 顫顫巍巍／颤颤巍巍 (chànchanwēiwēi)