嘖嘖

Chinese

(interj. of admiration or of disgust); to click one's tongue; to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak (interj. of admiration or of disgust); to click one's tongue; to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak
trad. (嘖嘖) 嘖 嘖
simp. (啧啧) 啧 啧

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 嘖
Reading # 3/3
Initial (聲) 莊 (18)
Final (韻) 耕 (119)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) II
Fanqie 側革切
Baxter tsreak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡ʃˠɛk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʈ͡ʂᵚæk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡ʃɐk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʈ͡ʂəɨjk̚/
Li
Rong
/t͡ʃɛk̚/
Wang
Li
/t͡ʃæk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʈ͡ʂæk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhe
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zak1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 嘖
Reading # 2/3
No. 1757
Phonetic
component
朿
Rime
group
錫
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
責
Old
Chinese
/*ʔsreːɡ/

Adjective

嘖嘖

  1. (onomatopoeia) Describes the sound of chirping.
  2. (onomatopoeia) Describes the sound of tongue clicking, as an expression of surprise, appreciation, pity, disgust, etc.

Derived terms

  • 嘖嘖稱奇/啧啧称奇
  • 嘖嘖稱好/啧啧称好
  • 嘖嘖讚嘆/啧啧赞叹
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