汪汪

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Chinese

		expanse of water; ooze; barking	expanse of water; ooze; barking
simp. and trad. (汪汪)		汪	汪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wāngwāng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong¹ wong¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹uaon-uaon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wāngwāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wangwang
  - Wade–Giles: wang¹-wang¹
  - Yale: wāng-wāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uanguang
  - Palladius: ванван (vanvan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong¹ wong¹
  - Yale: wōng wōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong¹ wong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wong¹ wong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹uaon-uaon
  - MiniDict: uaon^平 uaon
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹uaan-uaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /uɑ̃⁵⁵ uɑ̃²¹/

Adjective

汪汪

moist with tears; tearful
(literary, of a body of water) deep and wide

Synonyms

(deep and wide):

深廣 / 深广 (shēnguǎng)
淵源 / 渊源 (yuānyuán) (literary)

Derived terms

水汪汪 (shuǐwāngwāng)

Adverb

汪汪

(onomatopoeia) bow-wow; woof-woof

See also

汪星人 (wāngxīngrén)

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