悉悉索索

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (悉悉索索)		悉	悉	索	索
simp. ^#(悉悉索索)		悉	悉	索	索
alternative forms		淅淅索索

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare with 窸窸窣窣 (xīxīsūsū).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīxīsuǒsuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷shiq-shiq₇-soq₇-soq₇ / ⁷siq-siq₇-soq₇-soq₇

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīxīsuǒsuǒ [Phonetic: xīxīsuósuǒ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sisisuǒsuǒ
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-hsi¹-so³-so³
  - Yale: syī-syī-swǒ-swǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishisuoosuoo
  - Palladius: сисисосо (sisisoso)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷shiq-shiq₇-soq₇-soq₇
  - MiniDict: shih^入 shih^入 soh^入 soh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴xiq-xiq₄-soq₄-soq₄
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɪʔ³³ ɕiɪʔ⁵⁵ soʔ³³ soʔ²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁷siq-siq₇-soq₇-soq₇
  - MiniDict: sih^入 sih^入 soh^入 soh^入
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /siɪʔ⁴⁴ siɪʔ⁴⁴ soʔ⁴⁴ soʔ²²/

Adjective

悉悉索索

(chiefly Northern Wu, onomatopoeia) of quietly brushing noises; rustling
㑚兩家頭又悉悉索索，辣辣講啥個小秘密啦？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
㑚两家头又悉悉索索，辣辣讲啥个小秘密啦？ [Shanghainese, simp.]
⁶na ⁶lian-ka₁-deu₆ ⁶yeu ⁷shiq-shiq₇-soq₇-soq₇ ⁸laq-laq₈ ⁵kaon ⁵sa-gheq₈ ⁵shiau-pi₅-miq₈-la₀ [Wugniu]
What kind of little secrets are you telling each other again in all that chitter-chatter you do?
- 林中淅淅索索有怪声。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
  From: 1922, 洪深 [Hong Shen], 《趙閻王》 [The Death Emperor Chao], Scene 2
  Lín zhōng xīxīsuǒsuǒ yǒu guài shēng. [Pinyin]
  There are strange rustling noises in the forest.