稀寥寥
Chinese
| diluted; sparse | empty; lonesome; very few | empty; lonesome; very few | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (稀寥寥) | 稀 | 寥 | 寥 | |
| simp. #(稀寥寥) | 稀 | 寥 | 寥 | |
| alternative forms | 稀leu leu | |||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hei1 leu1 leu1 / hei1 liu1 liu1
- Cantonese Pinyin: hei1 leu1 leu1 / hei1 liu1 liu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hei̯⁵⁵ lɛːu̯⁵⁵ lɛːu̯⁵⁵/, /hei̯⁵⁵ liːu̯⁵⁵ liːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
稀寥寥
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 稀溜溜 (“(expressive) thin; watery”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 稀溜溜 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 稀不溜, 稀不溜丟, 稀了光當, 稀拉巴嘰, 稀溜兒 ↑, 稀得溜兒 ↑, 稀溜 ↓, 稀得溜 ↓, 稀拉呱嘰 ↓, 稀拉光嘰 ↓ |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 稀溜溜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 稀溜溜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 稀溜溜兒 ↑, 稀不溜溜 ↓, 稀溜溜 ↓ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 稀糟糟, 稀撈撈 |
| Liuzhou | 稀撈撈 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 稀溜溜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 稀冧冧 ↓, 稀寥寥 ↓, 稀框框 |
| Hong Kong | 稀寥寥 ↓ | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 鮮公公 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 稀撈撈 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 漖漉漉, 漖湯湯, 飲湯湯, 飲漉漉, 飲糜糜 |
| Quanzhou | 漖漉漉 | |
| Yongchun | 漖漉漉 | |
| Zhangzhou | 飲滕丼, 飲丼丼, 漖滕丼 | |
| Tainan | 漖咚咚 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 稀撈撈, 稀寥寥 |
| Note | ↑ - positive; ↓ - negative | |
Antonyms
Related terms
- (Cantonese) 空寥寥 (hung1 leu1 leu1)