期期艾艾

Chinese

phonetic the personal name of Deng Ai, see the etymology
trad. (期期艾艾) 期期 艾艾
simp. #(期期艾艾) 期期 艾艾

Etymology

昌為人口吃，又盛怒，曰：“臣口不能言，然臣，期期知其不可。” [Classical Chinese, trad.]
昌为人口吃，又盛怒，曰：“臣口不能言，然臣，期期知其不可。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
Chāng wéirén kǒuchī, yòu shèngnù, yuē: “Chén kǒu bù néngyán, rán chén, qīqī zhī qí bùkě.” [Pinyin]
Chou Ch'ang stuttered by nature, and on top of this he was at the time overwhelmed with anger. “I cannot get the words out of my mouth,” he replied. “But all the same I know it will n-n-never do!”
鄧艾口吃，語稱艾艾。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
邓艾口吃，语称艾艾。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5th century CE
Dèng Ài kǒuchī, yǔ chēng Ài Ài. [Pinyin]
Because Deng Ai suffered from stuttering, every time he tried to speak, he would start with "I, I"...

Pronunciation

Idiom

期期艾艾

  1. stammering

Synonyms

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