嘎嘎

Chinese

Etymology 1

		cackling sound	cackling sound
simp. and trad. (嘎嘎)		嘎	嘎
alternative forms		呷呷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāgā

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄚ ㄍㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāgā
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄚ ㄍㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaga
    • Wade–Giles: ka¹-ka¹
    • Yale: gā-gā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaga
    • Palladius: гага (gaga)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä⁵⁵ kä⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 嘎嘎

1. (onomatopoeic) The sound of certain birds, e.g. ducks and geese: quack; honk

Etymology 2

		meat	meat
simp. and trad. (嘎嘎)		嘎	嘎
alternative forms		戛戛 朒朒

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ga³ ga^3-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ga³ ga^3-2
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gaaga
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka⁵³ ka⁵³⁻²¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 嘎嘎

1. (Sichuanese, childish) meat

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 嘎嘎 – see 尜尜 (“toy formed of a spindle with two sharp ends; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 尜尜).