嘰嘰趷趷

Chinese
grumble grumble to jolt to jolt
trad. (嘰嘰趷趷) 嘰 嘰 趷 趷
simp. (叽叽趷趷) 叽 叽 趷 趷
alternative forms
 
嘰嘰乞乞／叽叽乞乞
嘰嘰屹屹／叽叽屹屹
嘰嘰𠺝𠺝／叽叽𠺝𠺝
嘰嘰吃吃／叽叽吃吃
譏譏詰詰／讥讥诘诘
嘰嘰乞乞／叽叽乞乞
嘰嘰屹屹／叽叽屹屹
嘰嘰𠺝𠺝／叽叽𠺝𠺝
嘰嘰吃吃／叽叽吃吃
譏譏詰詰／讥讥诘诘
齮齮齕齕／𬺈𬺈龁龁
gee gee gut gut
AABB-type reduplication of 嘰趷.

Pronunciation

  • Cantonese (Jyutping): gi4 gi1 gat6 gat6, gi6 gi1 gat6 gat6, gi4 gi6 gat6 gat6, gi1 gi1 gat6 gat6
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
      • Jyutping: gi4 gi1 gat6 gat6, gi6 gi1 gat6 gat6, gi4 gi6 gat6 gat6, gi1 gi1 gat6 gat6
      • Yale: gìh gī gaht gaht, gih gī gaht gaht, gìh gih gaht gaht, gī gī gaht gaht
      • Cantonese Pinyin: gi4 gi1 gat9 gat9, gi6 gi1 gat9 gat9, gi4 gi6 gat9 gat9, gi1 gi1 gat9 gat9
      • Guangdong Romanization: gi4 gi1 ged6 ged6, gi6 gi1 ged6 ged6, gi4 gi6 ged6 ged6, gi1 gi1 ged6 ged6
      • Sinological IPA (key): /kiː²¹ kiː⁵⁵ kɐt̚² kɐt̚²/, /kiː²² kiː⁵⁵ kɐt̚² kɐt̚²/, /kiː²¹ kiː²² kɐt̚² kɐt̚²/, /kiː⁵⁵ kiː⁵⁵ kɐt̚² kɐt̚²/

Verb

嘰嘰趷趷 (Cantonese)

  1. to stammer; to stutter
  2. to complain and criticize; to be pesky
    唔好成日嘰嘰趷趷！ [Cantonese, trad.]
    唔好成日叽叽趷趷！ [Cantonese, simp.]
    m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 gi4 gi1 gat6 gat6! [Jyutping]
    Don't always complain!
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