回回
Chinese
| to circle to return Uyghur(s) Muslim(s) |
to circle to return Uyghur(s) Muslim(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (回回) |
回 | 回 | |
| alternative forms | 囬囬 回囬 | ||
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: huíhuí → huíhui (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ → ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: huéihue̊i
- Wade–Giles: hui2-hui5
- Yale: hwéi-hwei
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwei.hwei
- Palladius: хуэйхуэй (xuejxuej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵/ → /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: hui2 hui2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xuixui
- Sinological IPA (key): /xuei²¹ xuei²¹/
- (Dungan)
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wui4 wui4
- Yale: wùih wùih
- Cantonese Pinyin: wui4 wui4
- Guangdong Romanization: wui4 wui4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuːi̯²¹ wuːi̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: voi3 voi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /vᵘɔi²² vᵘɔi²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Changting)
- Changting Pinyin: fe2 fe2
- Sinological IPA: /fe²⁴ fe²⁴/
- (Changting)
- Middle Chinese: hwoj hwoj
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷˤəj [ɢ]ʷˤəj/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɡuːl ɡuːl/
Noun
回回
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 每次 (“every time”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 每次, 每回, 回回 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 每次 |
| Singapore | 每次 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 每逢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 下下 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 次次, 下下 |
| Hong Kong | 次次, 下下 | |
| Taishan | 回回, 下下 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 次次, 擺擺 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 每擺 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 逐擺, 每擺, 見擺 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 逐擺, 每擺, 見擺 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 逐擺, 每擺, 見擺 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 逐擺, 每擺, 見擺 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 逐擺, 每擺, 見擺 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 逐擺, 見擺 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 每回 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 逐擺, 見擺 |
| Quanzhou | 逐擺, 逐過 | |
| Zhangzhou | 逐擺, 逐過, 見擺 | |
| Tainan | 逐擺, 逐過, 見擺 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 逐擺, 逐逐斗 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 逐擺 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 逐擺, 逐過 | |
| Jieyang | 排回, 排彾 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 每趟 |
Derived terms
- 來來回回 / 来来回回
Adjective
回回
Etymology 2
See 回 (huí).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Huíhui
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Huéihue̊i
- Wade–Giles: Hui2-hui5
- Yale: Hwéi-hwei
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwei.huei
- Palladius: Хуэйхуэй (Xuejxuej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³/
- (Dungan)
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wui4 wui4 / wui4 wui4-2
- Yale: wùih wùih / wùih wúi
- Cantonese Pinyin: wui4 wui4 / wui4 wui4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: wui4 wui4 / wui4 wui4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuːi̯²¹ wuːi̯²¹/, /wuːi̯²¹ wuːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jin
Noun
回回
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 回民 (“Hui people”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 回民 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 回回, 回子, 裡嗎兒的, 左提兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 回回 |
| Xi'an | 回民, 回回 | |
| Xuzhou | 回子, 回回 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 老回回 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 回子 |
| Yangzhou | 回子 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 回教佬 dated |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 回回 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 回民 |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Written Oirat: ᡍᡆᡅ᠋ᡍᡆᡅ
Proper noun
回回
References
- 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “回回”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 186.