嘖嘖

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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)
simp. (啧啧)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 3/3
Initial () (18)
Final () (119)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () II
Fanqie
Baxter tsreak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡ʃˠɛk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʈ͡ʂᵚæk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡ʃɐk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʈ͡ʂəɨjk̚/
Li
Rong
/t͡ʃɛk̚/
Wang
Li
/t͡ʃæk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʈ͡ʂæk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhe
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zak1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/3
No. 1757
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
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