顫顫巍巍

Chinese

		to tremble; to shiver; to shake to tremble; to shiver; to shake; to vibrate	to tremble; to shiver; to shake to tremble; to shiver; to shake; to vibrate	high; lofty; towering high; lofty; towering; majestic	high; lofty; towering high; lofty; towering; majestic
trad. (顫顫巍巍)		顫	顫	巍	巍
simp. (颤颤巍巍)		颤	颤	巍	巍

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chànchanwēiwēi, zhànzhanwéiwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˋ ˙ㄔㄢ ㄨㄟ ㄨㄟ, ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄢ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chànchanwēiwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˋ ˙ㄔㄢ ㄨㄟ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chànchånweiwei
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan⁴-chʻan⁵-wei¹-wei¹
    • Yale: chàn-chan-wēi-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chann.chanueiuei
    • Palladius: чаньчаньвэйвэй (čanʹčanʹvɛjvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhànzhanwéiwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄢ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhànjhånwéiwéi
    • Wade–Giles: chan⁴-chan⁵-wei²-wei²
    • Yale: jàn-jan-wéi-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jann.janweiwei
    • Palladius: чжаньчжаньвэйвэй (čžanʹčžanʹvɛjvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥än¹ weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

Adjective

顫顫巍巍

1. doddery

Usage notes

As a 狀態詞／状态词 (zhuàngtàicí), it must be followed by 的 (de).

Synonyms

• 顫巍巍／颤巍巍 (chànwēiwēi)