翛翛
Chinese
| hastiness | hastiness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (翛翛) | 翛 | 翛 | |
| simp. #(翛翛) | 翛 | 翛 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoxiāo
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siaosiao
- Wade–Giles: hsiao1-hsiao1
- Yale: syāu-syāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaushiau
- Palladius: сяосяо (sjaosjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: sew sew
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*slɯːw slɯːw/
Definitions
翛翛
- (literary, of feathers) broken
- 予羽譙譙,予尾翛翛。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yǔ yǔ qiáo qiáo, yǔ wěi xiāoxiāo. [Pinyin]
- My wings are all-injured; My tail is all-broken.
予羽谯谯,予尾翛翛。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary) mixed
- (archaic) long; tall
- (literary, onomatopoeia) soughing of wind; rustle of leaves; hissing of rain