唯唯諾諾

唯唯諾諾

Chinese

		to say respectful words of compliance; to say a bunch of yes sirs and madams	sound of agreeing submissively
trad. (唯唯諾諾)		唯唯	諾諾
simp. (唯唯诺诺)		唯唯	诺诺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéiwéinuònuò, wěiwěinuònuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ, ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ wai⁴ nok⁶ nok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: wéiwéinuònuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiweinuohnuoh
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: wěiwěinuònuò [Phonetic: wéiwěinuònuò]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄛˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoeinuohnuoh
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ nu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ wai⁴ nok⁶ nok⁶
    • Yale: wàih wàih nohk nohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ wai⁴ nok⁹ nok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ wei⁴ nog⁶ nog⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ wɐi̯²¹ nɔːk̚² nɔːk̚²/

Idiom

唯唯諾諾

1. to always follow others' opinion; to be a yes man without any opinions of one's own