默默

Chinese

		silent; write from memory	silent; write from memory
trad. (默默)		默	默
simp. #(默默)		默	默

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mòmò

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ mak⁶

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): mig⁸ mig⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mòmò
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mòmò
    • Wade–Giles: mo⁴-mo⁴
    • Yale: mwò-mwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohmoh
    • Palladius: момо (momo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 沒沒／没没 漠漠 脈脈／脉脉 默默

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mak⁶ mak⁶
    • Yale: mahk mahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ mak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶ meg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² mɐk̚²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 脈脈／脉脉 默默

• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: mig⁸ mig⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mi̍k mi̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mik̚⁴⁻² mik̚⁴/

Adverb

默默

1. quietly (without uttering a word); silently; in silence

Derived terms

• 默默不語／默默不语
• 默默無聞／默默无闻 (mòmòwúwén)
• 默默無聲／默默无声
• 默默無言／默默无言
• 默默無語／默默无语

 

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 默默 – see 噷噷 (“keeping silent; not making a sound”). (This term is a variant form of 噷噷).