尋尋覓覓

Chinese

			to search; to look for; to seek	seek	seek
trad. (尋尋覓覓)		尋	尋	覓	覓
simp. (寻寻觅觅)		寻	寻	觅	觅
AABB-type reduplication of 尋覓／寻觅 (xúnmì).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xúnxúnmìmì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ cam⁴ mik⁶ mik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xúnxúnmìmì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syúnsyúnmìmì
  - Wade–Giles: hsün²-hsün²-mi⁴-mi⁴
  - Yale: syún-syún-mì-mì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunshyunmihmih
  - Palladius: сюньсюньмими (sjunʹsjunʹmimi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ ɕyn³⁵⁻⁵⁵ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam⁴ cam⁴ mik⁶ mik⁶
  - Yale: chàhm chàhm mihk mihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ tsam⁴ mik⁹ mik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ cem⁴ mig⁶ mig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ t͡sʰɐm²¹ mɪk̚² mɪk̚²/

Middle Chinese: /ziɪm ziɪm mek̚ mek̚/

Rime
Character	尋	覓
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	邪 (17)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	侵 (139)	青 (127)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	徐林切	莫狄切
Baxter	zim	mek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ziɪm/	/mek̚/
Pan Wuyun	/zim/	/mek̚/
Shao Rongfen	/zjem/	/mɛk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/zim/	/mɛjk̚/
Li Rong	/ziəm/	/mek̚/
Wang Li	/zĭĕm/	/miek̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/zi̯əm/	/miek̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xín	mì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cam⁴	mik⁶

Verb

尋尋覓覓

to be ceaselessly searching

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