七七八八

Chinese

		seven	seven	eight	eight
trad. (七七八八)		七	七	八	八
simp. #(七七八八)		七	七	八	八

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīqībābā

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cat¹ cat¹ baat³ baat³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): tit² tit² bat¹ bat¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhit-chhit-pat-pat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīqībābā
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cicibaba
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-chʻi¹-pa¹-pa¹
    • Yale: chī-chī-bā-bā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chichibaba
    • Palladius: цицибаба (cicibaba)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cat¹ cat¹ baat³ baat³
    • Yale: chāt chāt baat baat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ tsat⁷ baat⁸ baat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ ced¹ bad³ bad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ paːt̚³ paːt̚³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: tit² tit² bat¹ bat¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰit̚⁵⁵ tʰit̚⁵⁵ pat̚³³ pat̚³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhit-chhit-pat-pat
    • Hakka Romanization System: qid^ˋ qid^ˋ bad^ˋ bad^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qid⁵ qid⁵ bad⁵ bad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰit̚² t͡sʰit̚² pat̚² pat̚²/

Adjective

七七八八

1. (colloquial) mixed; assorted; miscellaneous
2. (colloquial) almost complete

Verb

七七八八

1. (Hakka) to talk endlessly without getting to the point