梭梭

Chinese

Etymology 1

		phonetic
trad. (梭梭)		梭	梭
simp. #(梭梭)		梭	梭
alternative forms		瑣瑣／琐琐 鎖鎖／锁锁

Described by Tao Zongyi (1329–1410) as a tree native to Uyghuristan, this is likely a borrowing from Uyghur سۆكسۆك (söksök); compare Turkmen sazak, Mongolian ᠵᠠᠭ (ǰag) / заг (zag), Kazakh сексеуіл (sekseuıl), Uzbek saksovul, Russian саксау́л (saksaúl), English saxaul.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suōsuō, xùnxùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛ ㄙㄨㄛ, ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄒㄩㄣˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suōsuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛ ㄙㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suosuo
    • Wade–Giles: so¹-so¹
    • Yale: swō-swō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suosuo
    • Palladius: сосо (soso)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xùnxùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄒㄩㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syùnsyùn
    • Wade–Giles: hsün⁴-hsün⁴
    • Yale: syùn-syùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiunnshiunn
    • Palladius: сюньсюнь (sjunʹsjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕyn⁵¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 梭梭

1. saxaul (Haloxylon ammodendron)

Etymology 2

		shuttle	shuttle
trad. (梭梭)		梭	梭
simp. #(梭梭)		梭	梭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suōsuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛ ㄙㄨㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suōsuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛ ㄙㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suosuo
    • Wade–Giles: so¹-so¹
    • Yale: swō-swō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suosuo
    • Palladius: сосо (soso)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 梭梭

1. (literary, ideophonic) moving back and forth like the shuttle; frequent