踅踅唸

Chinese

		to walk around; turn back midway; walk with one leg	to walk around; turn back midway; walk with one leg	read aloud
trad. (踅踅唸)		踅	踅	唸
simp. (踅踅念)		踅	踅	念
alternative forms		㴙㴙唸／㴙㴙念 碎碎唸／碎碎念

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): se̍h-se̍h-liām

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: se̍h-se̍h-liām
    • Tâi-lô: se̍h-se̍h-liām
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seqseqliam
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /se(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ se(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liam³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /se(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ se(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ liam³³/

Verb

踅踅唸

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to chatter or jabber on and on (endlessly, ceaselessly)

Synonyms

• 喋喋不休 (diédiébùxiū)

Descendants

• → Mandarin: 碎碎念 (suìsuìniàn)

References

• “Entry #10894”, 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.