乖乖

Chinese

		(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever	(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever
trad. (乖乖)		乖	乖
simp. #(乖乖)		乖	乖

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guāiguāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai¹ gwaai¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôai-kôai
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koai-koai

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāiguāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guaiguai
    • Wade–Giles: kuai¹-kuai¹
    • Yale: gwāi-gwāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaiguai
    • Palladius: гуайгуай (guajguaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (乖乖兒／乖乖儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāiguāir
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄞㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guaiguair
    • Wade–Giles: kuai¹-kuai¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: gwāi-gwāir
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaigual
    • Palladius: гуайгуайр (guajguajr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

Note:

• guāiguāir - “well-behaved; obedient”.

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaai¹ gwaai¹
    • Yale: gwāai gwāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai¹ gwaai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guai¹ guai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôai-kôai
    • Hakka Romanization System: guai´ guai´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: guai¹ guai¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ku̯ai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯ai̯²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koai-koai
    • Tâi-lô: kuai-kuai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koai'koay
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuai⁴⁴⁻²² kuai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuai³³ kuai³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuai⁴⁴⁻²² kuai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kuai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuai⁴⁴⁻³³ kuai⁴⁴/

Noun

乖乖

1. (said to a child) little dear; darling

Adjective

乖乖

1. well-behaved; obedient

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guāiguai

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞ ˙ㄍㄨㄞ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāiguai
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞ ˙ㄍㄨㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guaiguåi
    • Wade–Giles: kuai¹-kuai⁵
    • Yale: gwāi-gwai
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guai.guai
    • Palladius: гуайгуай (guajguaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ g̊u̯aɪ̯²/

Interjection

乖乖

1. good gracious