嘖嘖

嘖嘖

Chinese

		(interj. of admiration or of disgust); to click one's tongue; to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak	(interj. of admiration or of disgust); to click one's tongue; to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak
trad. (嘖嘖)		嘖	嘖
simp. (啧啧)		啧	啧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zézé

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄜˊ ㄗㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaak³ zaak³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zézé
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ ㄗㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zézé
    • Wade–Giles: tsê²-tsê²
    • Yale: dzé-dzé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzertzer
    • Palladius: цзэцзэ (czɛczɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤ³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaak³ zaak³
    • Yale: jaak jaak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaak⁸ dzaak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zag³ zag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːk̚³ t͡saːk̚³/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡ʃˠɛk̚  t͡ʃˠɛk̚/

Rime
Character	嘖
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	莊 (18)
Final (韻)	耕 (119)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	側革切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ʃˠɛk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈ͡ʂᵚæk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ʃɐk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈ͡ʂəɨjk̚/
Li Rong	/t͡ʃɛk̚/
Wang Li	/t͡ʃæk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʈ͡ʂæk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhe
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zak1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsreːɡ  ʔsreːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嘖
Reading #	2/3
No.	1757
Phonetic component	朿
Rime group	錫
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	責
Old Chinese	/*ʔsreːɡ/

Adjective

嘖嘖

1. (onomatopoeia) Describes the sound of chirping.
2. (onomatopoeia) Describes the sound of tongue clicking, as an expression of surprise, appreciation, pity, disgust, etc.

Derived terms

嘖嘖稱奇／啧啧称奇 嘖嘖稱好／啧啧称好

嘖嘖讚嘆／啧啧赞叹