乖乖
Chinese
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever | ||
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trad. (乖乖) | 乖 | 乖 | |
simp. #(乖乖) | 乖 | 乖 |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai1 gwaai1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôai-kôai
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koai-koai
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: guāiguāi
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄞ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guaiguai
- Wade–Giles: kuai1-kuai1
- Yale: gwāi-gwāi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaiguai
- Palladius: гуайгуай (guajguaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (乖乖兒 / 乖乖儿)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: guāiguāir
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄞㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guaiguair
- Wade–Giles: kuai1-kuai1-ʼrh
- Yale: gwāi-gwāir
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaigual
- Palladius: гуайгуайр (guajguajr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Note:
- guāiguāir - “well-behaved; obedient”.
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwaai1 gwaai1
- Yale: gwāai gwāai
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai1 gwaai1
- Guangdong Romanization: guai1 guai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôai-kôai
- Hakka Romanization System: guaiˊ guaiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: guai1 guai1
- Sinological IPA: /ku̯ai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯ai̯²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koai-koai
- Tâi-lô: kuai-kuai
- Phofsit Daibuun: koai'koay
- IPA (Xiamen): /kuai⁴⁴⁻²² kuai⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kuai³³ kuai³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuai⁴⁴⁻²² kuai⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kuai⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kuai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
乖乖
Adjective
乖乖
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: guāiguai
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞ ˙ㄍㄨㄞ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guaiguåi
- Wade–Giles: kuai1-kuai5
- Yale: gwāi-gwai
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guai.guai
- Palladius: гуайгуай (guajguaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ g̊u̯aɪ̯²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Interjection
乖乖