乖乖

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Chinese

		(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever	(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever
trad. (乖乖)		乖	乖
simp. ^#(乖乖)		乖	乖

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guāiguāi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞㄍㄨㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai¹ gwaai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôai-kôai
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koai-koai

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guāiguāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞㄍㄨㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guaiguai
  - Wade–Giles: kuai¹-kuai¹
  - Yale: gwāi-gwāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaiguai
  - Palladius: гуайгуай (guajguaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (乖乖兒 / 乖乖儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guāiguāir
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞㄍㄨㄞㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guaiguair
  - Wade–Giles: kuai¹-kuai¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: gwāi-gwāir
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaigual
  - Palladius: гуайгуайр (guajguajr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

Note:

guāiguāir - “well-behaved; obedient”.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaai¹ gwaai¹
  - Yale: gwāai gwāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai¹ gwaai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guai¹ guai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôai-kôai
  - Hakka Romanization System: guai^ˊ guai^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: guai¹ guai¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ku̯ai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯ai̯²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koai-koai
  - Tâi-lô: kuai-kuai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koai'koay
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuai⁴⁴⁻²² kuai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuai³³ kuai³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuai⁴⁴⁻²² kuai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kuai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kuai⁴⁴/

Noun

乖乖

(said to a child) little dear; darling

Adjective

乖乖

well-behaved; obedient

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guāiguai

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞ ˙ㄍㄨㄞ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guāiguai
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞ ˙ㄍㄨㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guaiguåi
  - Wade–Giles: kuai¹-kuai⁵
  - Yale: gwāi-gwai
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guai.guai
  - Palladius: гуайгуай (guajguaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ g̊u̯aɪ̯²/

Interjection

乖乖

good gracious

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