溜溜球
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Chinese
| ball; sphere | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (溜溜球) |
溜溜 | 球 | |
| Literally: “rolling ball”. | |||
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English yo-yo + 球 (qiú, “ball”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lioulioucióu
- Wade–Giles: liu1-liu1-chʻiu2
- Yale: lyōu-lyōu-chyóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhioulhiouchyou
- Palladius: люлюцю (ljuljucju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lioulioucióur
- Wade–Giles: liu1-liu1-chʻiu2-ʼrh
- Yale: lyōu-lyōu-chyóur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhioulhiouchyoul
- Palladius: люлюцюр (ljuljucjur)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
溜溜球