啾啾

啾啾

Chinese

		wailing of child; chirp	wailing of child; chirp
simp. and trad. (啾啾)		啾	啾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiūjiū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: jiūjiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄡ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jioujiou
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡sɨu  t͡sɨu/▼

Rime
Character	啾
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	即由切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡siu/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡siəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡suw/
Li Rong	/t͡siu/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡si̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiū

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsɯw  ʔsɯw/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	啾
Reading #	1/1
No.	10534
Phonetic component	秋
Rime group	幽
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	遒
Old Chinese	/*ʔsɯw/

Noun

啾啾

1. (onomatopoeia) chirping
2. (onomatopoeia) instrument sounds
3. (onomatopoeia) any shrilling sound