呱呱叫

Chinese

		infant; baby	to call; to yell; to be called to call; to yell; to be called; to order
trad. (呱呱叫)		呱呱	叫
simp. #(呱呱叫)		呱呱	叫
alternative forms		刮刮叫 聒聒叫 括括叫

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guāguājiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa¹ gwaa¹ giu³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koa-koa-kiò

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāguājiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guaguajiào
    • Wade–Giles: kua¹-kua¹-chiao⁴
    • Yale: gwā-gwā-jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaguajiaw
    • Palladius: гуагуацзяо (guaguaczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaa¹ gwaa¹ giu³
    • Yale: gwā gwā giu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa¹ gwaa¹ giu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gua¹ gua¹ giu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaː⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ kiːu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koa-koa-kiò
    • Tâi-lô: kua-kua-kiò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koa'koa'kioix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kua⁴⁴⁻²² kua⁴⁴⁻²² kio²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kua³³ kua³³ kio⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kua⁴⁴⁻²² kua⁴⁴⁻²² kio²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kua⁴⁴⁻³³ kua⁴⁴⁻³³ kio¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kua⁴⁴⁻³³ kua⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɤ²¹/

Adjective

呱呱叫

1. (chiefly Mandarin, colloquial) excellent; tip-top

Verb

呱呱叫

1. (Cantonese) to complain; to grumble; to gripe