悉悉索索

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (悉悉索索)
simp. #(悉悉索索)
alternative forms 淅淅索索

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare with 窸窸窣窣 (xīxīsūsū).

Pronunciation


Adjective

悉悉索索

  1. (chiefly Northern Wu, onomatopoeia) of quietly brushing noises; rustling
    兩家頭悉悉索索辣辣啥個秘密 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    两家头悉悉索索辣辣啥个秘密 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6na 6lian-ka1-deu6 6yeu 7shiq-shiq7-soq7-soq7 8laq-laq8 5kaon 5sa-gheq8 5shiau-pi5-miq8-la0 [Wugniu]
    What kind of little secrets are you telling each other again in all that chitter-chatter you do?
    • 淅淅索索 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
      From: 1922, 洪深 , 《趙閻王》 , Scene 2
      Lín zhōng xīxīsuǒsuǒ yǒu guài shēng.
      There are strange rustling noises in the forest.