QQ

QQ

Chinese

Etymology 1

Reduplication of English cute or Cantonese Q.

Alternative forms

• cute cute

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu¹ kiu¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kiu¹ kiu¹
    • Yale: kīu kīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kiu¹ kiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kiu¹ kiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

QQ

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) very cute

Etymology 2

From Min Nan 𩚨𩚨 (khiū-khiū), or simply reduplication of Q.

Adjective

QQ

1. (Taiwan, slang, of food) soft and pliable; chewy (like mochi), exhibiting Q texture