嗷嗷

Chinese

		loud clamour; the sound of wailing	loud clamour; the sound of wailing
trad. (嗷嗷)		嗷	嗷
simp. ^#(嗷嗷)		嗷	嗷
alternative forms		嗸嗸謷謷

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): áo'áo

(Zhuyin): ㄠˊ ㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngou⁴ ngou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: áo'áo
  - Zhuyin: ㄠˊ ㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: áo-áo
  - Wade–Giles: ao²-ao²
  - Yale: áu-áu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: auraur
  - Palladius: аоао (aoao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngou⁴ ngou⁴
  - Yale: ngòuh ngòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngou⁴ ngou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngou⁴ ngou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋou̯²¹ ŋou̯²¹/

Noun

嗷嗷

(onomatopoeia) sound of crying (of birds and animals, or of human beings in distress)

Derived terms

嗷嗷待哺 (áo'áodàibǔ)

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