颼颼

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See also: 飕飕

Chinese

		blow (as of wind); sound of wind	blow (as of wind); sound of wind
trad. (颼颼)		颼	颼
simp. (飕飕)		飕	飕

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sōusōu

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄡㄙㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ sau¹ / suk¹ suk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sōusōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄡㄙㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sousou
  - Wade–Giles: sou¹-sou¹
  - Yale: sōu-sōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sousou
  - Palladius: соусоу (sousou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /soʊ̯⁵⁵ soʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sau¹ sau¹ / suk¹ suk¹
  - Yale: sāu sāu / sūk sūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ sau¹ / suk⁷ suk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ seo¹ / sug¹ sug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/, /sʊk̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    叔叔
    颼颼 / 飕飕

Adverb

颼颼

Onomatopoeia for the rapid passage of wind.
冷風颼颼。／冷风飕飕。 ― Lěngfēng sōusōu. ― The chilly wind is blowing hard.
Onomatopoeia for rain.
Onomatopoeia for the sound of rapid movement.

Derived terms

涼颼颼 / 凉飕飕 (liángsōusōu)

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