關關

See also: 关关

Chinese

		to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass	to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (關關)		關	關
simp. (关关)		关	关

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guānguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaan¹ gwaan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guānguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guanguan
    • Wade–Giles: kuan¹-kuan¹
    • Yale: gwān-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanguan
    • Palladius: гуаньгуань (guanʹguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaan¹ gwaan¹
    • Yale: gwāan gwāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaan¹ gwaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guan¹ guan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaːn⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵/

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 關關

1. (archaic) the sound of birds chirping

   • 關關雎鳩，在河之洲。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     关关雎鸠，在河之洲。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Guānguān jūjiū, zài hé zhī zhōu. [Pinyin]

     Guan-guan go the ospreys, On the islet in the river.