奔奔
Chinese
editgo to; towards; to hurry or rush go to; towards; to hurry or rush; to run quickly; to elope |
go to; towards; to hurry or rush go to; towards; to hurry or rush; to run quickly; to elope | ||
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simp. and trad. (奔奔) |
奔 | 奔 |
Pronunciation
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- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄣ ㄅㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: benben
- Wade–Giles: pên1-pên1
- Yale: bēn-bēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: benben
- Palladius: бэньбэнь (bɛnʹbɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pən⁵⁵ pən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
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- (literary) (birds) run in a group; follow each other in pairs
- 鶉之奔奔,鵲之彊彊。人之無良,我以為兄。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Chún zhī bēnbēn, què zhī jiāngjiāng. Rén zhī wú liáng, wǒ yǐ wéi xiōng. [Pinyin]
- The quails run [in pairs]. The magpies fly [in pairs]. That man is not nice. I call him brother.
鹑之奔奔,鹊之彊彊。人之无良,我以为兄。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
References
edit- 奔奔 in ZDIC