勼勼狹狹
Chinese
| narrow; limited; narrow-minded | narrow; limited; narrow-minded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (勼勼狹狹) | 勼 | 勼 | 狹 | 狹 | |
| simp. (勼勼狭狭) | 勼 | 勼 | 狭 | 狭 | |
| alternative forms | 縮縮挾挾／缩缩挟挟 | ||||
Etymology
AABB-type reduplication of 勼狹／勼狭 (“to be reserved and unnatural”).
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiu-kiu-koe̍h-koe̍h
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiu-kiu-koe̍h-koe̍h
- Tâi-lô: kiu-kiu-kue̍h-kue̍h
- Phofsit Daibuun: kiu'kiu'koeqkoeh
- IPA (Xiamen): /kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kueʔ⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu³³ kiu³³ kue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kueʔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
Verb
勼勼狹狹