囂囂

Chinese

		clamour	clamour
trad. (囂囂)		囂	囂
simp. (嚣嚣)		嚣	嚣

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāoxiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄒㄧㄠ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoxiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄒㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siaosiao
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-hsiao¹
  - Yale: syāu-syāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaushiau
  - Palladius: сяосяо (sjaosjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

囂囂 (literary, ideophonic)

turbulent, full of commotion, clamorous
- 自三代以下者，天下何其囂囂也？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  自三代以下者，天下何其嚣嚣也？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE
  Zì sāndài yǐxià zhě, tiānxià hé qí xiāoxiāo yě? [Pinyin]
  From the Three Dynasties up to now, how full of commotion the world has been!
nonchalant, satisfied with what one has, fully pleased
- 子好遊乎？吾語子遊。人知之，亦囂囂；人不知，亦囂囂。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  子好游乎？吾语子游。人知之，亦嚣嚣；人不知，亦嚣嚣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE
  Zǐ hǎo yóu hū? Wú yǔ zǐ yóu. Rén zhī zhī, yì xiāoxiāo; rén bù zhī, yì xiāoxiāo. [Pinyin]
  Are you fond of traveling [to different courts]? I will tell you about traveling. If the people there recognize your worth, be fully pleased. If the people there do not recognize your worth, be likewise fully pleased.

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): áo'áo

(Zhuyin): ㄠˊ ㄠˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: áo'áo
  - Zhuyin: ㄠˊ ㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: áo-áo
  - Wade–Giles: ao²-ao²
  - Yale: áu-áu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: auraur
  - Palladius: аоао (aoao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/

Adjective

囂囂 (literary, ideophonic)

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