崔崔
Chinese
| high mountain; precipitous | high mountain; precipitous | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (崔崔) |
崔 | 崔 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: cuīcuī
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟ ㄘㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cueicuei
- Wade–Giles: tsʻui1-tsʻui1
- Yale: tswēi-tswēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueitsuei
- Palladius: цуйцуй (cujcuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Adjective
崔崔
- (literary) tall; lofty
- 南山崔崔，雄狐綏綏。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Nánshān cuīcuī, xiónghú suísuí. [Pinyin]
- High and large is the south hill,
And a male fox is on it, solitary and suspicious.
南山崔崔，雄狐绥绥。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]