下下

Chinese

		under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
simp. and trad. (下下)		下	下
alternative forms		吓吓 Cantonese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ha⁴ ha⁴

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haa⁵ haa⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ha⁴ ha⁴

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ha-ha

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ha⁴ ha⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ha⁴ ha⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xaxa
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xa²¹³ xa²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁵ haa⁵
    • Yale: háh háh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁵ haa⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁵ ha⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː¹³ haː¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ha⁴ ha⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ha²¹ ha²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ha-ha
    • Hakka Romanization System: ha ha
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ha⁴ ha⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ha⁵⁵ ha⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ha⁴ ha⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ha⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ha⁵³/

Adverb

下下

1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Sichuanese) every time

   佢下下都遲到㗎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢下下都迟到㗎。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ haa⁵ haa⁵ dou¹ ci⁴ dou³ gaa³. [Jyutping]

   He's late every time.

2. (Cantonese) every moment

   唔想下下俾人mon住 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   m⁴ soeng² haa⁵ haa⁵ bei² jan⁴ mon zyu⁶ [Jyutping]

   don't want to be monitored every moment

Usage notes

• In Cantonese, it usually carries a negative connotation.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 每次 (“every time”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		每次, 每回, 回回
Mandarin	Taiwan	每次
	Jinan	每逢
	Chengdu	下下
	Singapore	每次
Cantonese	Guangzhou	次次, 下下
	Hong Kong	次次, 下下
	Taishan	回回, 下下
	Singapore (Guangfu)	次次, 擺擺
Hakka	Meixian	每擺
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	逐擺, 每擺, 見擺
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	逐擺, 每擺, 見擺
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	逐擺, 每擺, 見擺
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	逐擺, 每擺, 見擺
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	逐擺, 每擺, 見擺
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	逐擺, 見擺
Huizhou	Jixi	每回
Southern Min	Xiamen	逐擺, 見擺
	Quanzhou	逐擺, 逐過
	Zhangzhou	逐擺, 逐過, 見擺
	Tainan	逐擺, 逐過, 見擺
	Penang (Hokkien)	逐擺, 逐逐斗
	Singapore (Hokkien)	逐擺
	Manila (Hokkien)	逐擺, 逐過
	Jieyang	排回, 排彾
Wu	Shanghai	每趟