強強

Chinese

		strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better	strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better
trad. (強強)		強	強
simp. (强强)		强	强

Pronunciation 1

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiòng-khiòng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiông-kiông / kiâng-kiâng / kiōng-kiōng

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiòng-khiòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiongˇ kiongˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kiong² kiong²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯oŋ¹¹ kʰi̯oŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiông-kiông
    • Tâi-lô: kiông-kiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiongkioong
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔŋ²³⁻³³ kiɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɔŋ¹³⁻²² kiɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /kiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâng-kiâng
    • Tâi-lô: kiâng-kiâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiangkiaang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiaŋ²³⁻³³ kiaŋ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiaŋ¹³⁻²² kiaŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /kiaŋ²⁴⁻²² kiaŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kiaŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiōng-kiōng
    • Tâi-lô: kiōng-kiōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kioxngkiong
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kiɔŋ³³/

Adverb

強強

1. (Southern Min) almost; nearly; all but

Synonyms

• 幾乎／几乎 (jīhū)

References

• “Entry #7233”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

Pronunciation 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 強強 – see 彊彊 (“fly in a group; follow each other”). (This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 彊彊).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.