磨磨嘰嘰

磨磨嘰嘰

Chinese

		grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub	grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub	grumble	grumble
trad. (磨磨嘰嘰)		磨	磨	嘰	嘰
simp. (磨磨叽叽)		磨	磨	叽	叽
variant forms		磨磨唧唧 默默唧唧
AABB-type reduplication of 磨嘰／磨叽 (mòji).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mòmojījī

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄇㄛ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mòmojījī
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄇㄛ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moh.mhojiji
    • IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ mu̯ɔ¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

Adjective

磨磨嘰嘰

1. (ideophonic, regional, colloquial, derogatory) very slow; dawdling