夔夔

Chinese

		one-legged monster; respectful	one-legged monster; respectful
trad. (夔夔)		夔	夔
simp. #(夔夔)		夔	夔

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuíkuí

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai⁴ kwai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuíkuí
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuéikuéi
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei²-kʻuei²
    • Yale: kwéi-kwéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kweikwei
    • Palladius: куйкуй (kujkuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kwai⁴ kwai⁴
    • Yale: kwàih kwàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwai⁴ kwai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuei⁴ kuei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯²¹/

Adjective

夔夔

1. fearful; awestruck; in fear