期期艾艾

Chinese

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.]

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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 wèi rén kǒuchī, yòu shèngnù, yuē: ‘Chén kǒu bù néng yán, rán chén qīqī zhī qí bùkě.’ [Pinyin]

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鄧艾口吃，語稱艾艾。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]

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邓艾口吃，语称艾艾。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5^th century CE

Dèng Ài kǒuchī, yǔ chēng ài'ài. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīqī'ài'ài, qíqí'ài'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧ ㄞˋ ㄞˋ, ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄞˋ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ kei⁴ ngaai⁶ ngaai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīqī'ài'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧ ㄞˋ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cici-ài-ài
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-chʻi¹-ai⁴-ai⁴
    • Yale: chī-chī-ài-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chichiayay
    • Palladius: цициайай (ciciajaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qíqí'ài'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄞˋ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cící-ài-ài
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-chʻi²-ai⁴-ai⁴
    • Yale: chí-chí-ài-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyichyiayay
    • Palladius: цициайай (ciciajaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ kei⁴ ngaai⁶ ngaai⁶
    • Yale: kèih kèih ngaaih ngaaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ kei⁴ ngaai⁶ ngaai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ kéi⁴ ngai⁶ ngai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ ŋaːi̯²² ŋaːi̯²²/

Idiom

期期艾艾

1. stammering

Synonyms

• 口吃 (kǒuchī)
• 結巴／结巴 (jiēba)
• 吶吶／呐呐 (nènè)
• (Hokkien) 重句
• (Hokkien) 重舌 (chóngshé)