呱呱叫

Chinese

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guāguājiào

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚㄍㄨㄚㄐㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa¹ gwaa¹ giu³
Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): koa-koa-kiò

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guāguājiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚㄍㄨㄚㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - 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/
Min Nan
- (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

(chiefly Mandarin, colloquial) excellent; tip-top

Verb

呱呱叫

(Cantonese) to complain; to grumble; to gripe

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