勼勼狹狹
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Chinese[edit]
narrow; limited; narrow-minded | narrow; limited; narrow-minded | ||||
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trad. (勼勼狹狹) | 勼 | 勼 | 狹 | 狹 | |
simp. (勼勼狭狭) | 勼 | 勼 | 狭 | 狭 | |
alternative forms | 縮縮挾挾/缩缩挟挟 |
Etymology[edit]
AABB-type reduplication of 勼狹/勼狭 (“to be reserved and unnatural”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiu-kiu-koe̍h-koe̍h
- Tâi-lô: kiu-kiu-kue̍h-kue̍h
- Phofsit Daibuun: kiu'kiu'koeqkoeh
- IPA (Xiamen): /kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kueʔ⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu³³ kiu³³ kue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kueʔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
Verb[edit]
勼勼狹狹