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呱呱

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Chinese

		crying sound of child	crying sound of child
trad. (呱呱)		呱	呱
simp. ^#(呱呱)		呱	呱

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gūgū, wāwā

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄍㄨ, ㄨㄚㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu¹ gu¹ / waa¹ waa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gūgū
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄍㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gugu
  - Wade–Giles: ku¹-ku¹
  - Yale: gū-gū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gugu
  - Palladius: гугу (gugu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wāwā
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄚㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wawa
  - Wade–Giles: wa¹-wa¹
  - Yale: wā-wā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uaua
  - Palladius: вава (vava)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wä⁵⁵ wä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu¹ gu¹ / waa¹ waa¹
  - Yale: gū gū / wā wā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu¹ gu¹ / waa¹ waa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu¹ gu¹ / wa¹ wa¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/, /waː⁵⁵ waː⁵⁵/

Adverb

呱呱

(onomatopoeia, literary) for the cry of a baby

Derived terms

呱呱墮地／呱呱堕地 (gūgūduòdì)
呱呱墜地／呱呱坠地 (gūgūzhuìdì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (呱呱):

→ Japanese: 呱呱(ここ) (koko)

Noun

呱呱

(literary) infant; baby

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guāguā

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚㄍㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa¹ gwaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guāguā
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚㄍㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guagua
  - Wade–Giles: kua¹-kua¹
  - Yale: gwā-gwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guagua
  - Palladius: гуагуа (guagua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaa¹ gwaa¹
  - Yale: gwā gwā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa¹ gwaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gua¹ gua¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaː⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/

Adverb

呱呱

(onomatopoeia) for sound of frogs, ducks, etc.: quack; croak; caw
(onomatopoeia, literary) for crying, wailing or shouting
(onomatopoeia, literary) for gulping water
(onomatopoeia, literary) for talking fluently

Derived terms

呱呱叫 (guāguājiào)
咭咭呱呱
唧唧呱呱
頂呱呱／顶呱呱 (dǐngguāguā)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
呱	呱
こ Hyōgai	こ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
呱々

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞ko̞]

Adverb

呱(こ)呱(こ) or 呱呱(こゝ) • (koko)

(onomatopoeia) representation of a baby's cry, especially the cry of a newborn baby
呱呱(ここ)の声(こえ)をあげる
koko no koe o ageru
to give a newborn's cry; to be born

References

Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese), Shōgakukan, 2000-2002

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