又双叒叕

Chinese

		(once) again; also; both... and... (once) again; also; both... and...; again
simp. and trad. (又双叒叕)		又	双	叒	叕
alternative forms		又㕛叒叕

Etymology

又 (yòu, “again”) with its doubly, triply and quadruply stacked forms. First used on Weibo of Asahi Shimbun when Shinzō Abe became the prime minister of Japan for the second time in 2012 (quoted below).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yòu-yòu-yòu-yòu, yòu-shuāng-ruò-zhuó

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˋ, ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yòu-yòu-yòu-yòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yòuyòuyòuyòu
    • Wade–Giles: yu⁴-yu⁴-yu⁴-yu⁴
    • Yale: yòu-yòu-yòu-yòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yowyowyowyow
    • Palladius: юююю (jujujuju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yòu-shuāng-ruò-zhuó
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yòushuangruòjhuó
    • Wade–Giles: yu⁴-shuang¹-jo⁴-cho²
    • Yale: yòu-shwāng-rwò-jwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yowshuangruohjwo
    • Palladius: юшуанжочжо (jušuanžočžo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

Adverb

又双叒叕

1. (neologism, slang) again; once again; once more

   • 我們又双叒叕要換首相了。 [MSC, trad.]
     我们又双叒叕要换首相了。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 17 Dec 2012, Asahi Shimbun (Weibo)

     Wǒmen yòuyòuyòuyòu yào huàn shǒuxiàng le. [Pinyin]

     We've got a new prime minister once again.

Usage notes

There are also some Internet slangs formed in this way such as 火炎焱燚 (“very viral”) and 人从众𠈌 (“many people”).