霍霍

Chinese

		quickly	quickly
trad. (霍霍)		霍	霍
simp. ^#(霍霍)		霍	霍

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huòhuò

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fok³ fok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huòhuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huòhuò
  - Wade–Giles: huo⁴-huo⁴
  - Yale: hwò-hwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huohhuoh
  - Palladius: хохо (xoxo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fok³ fok³
  - Yale: fok fok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fok⁸ fok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: fog³ fog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːk̚³ fɔːk̚³/

Middle Chinese: xwak xwak

Rime
Character	霍
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	鐸 (104)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	虚郭切
Baxter	xwak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hwɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/hʷɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/xuɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hwak̚/
Li Rong	/xuɑk̚/
Wang Li	/xuɑk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xwɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fok³

Adverb

霍霍

(onomatopoeic) sound made by sharpening a knife
- 小弟聞姊來，磨刀霍霍向豬羊。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  小弟闻姊来，磨刀霍霍向猪羊。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: Northern Dynasties, Anonymous, Ballad of Mulan
  Xiǎodì wén zǐ lái, módāo huòhuò xiàng zhū yáng. [Pinyin]
  Little brother hearing his sister returns,
  Sharpens his knife for pigs and lamb.

Adjective

霍霍

shining; sparkling