普普通通

Chinese

		general; popular; everywhere general; popular; everywhere; universal	general; popular; everywhere general; popular; everywhere; universal	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
trad. (普普通通)		普	普	通	通
simp. #(普普通通)		普	普	通	通
AABB-type reduplication of 普通 (pǔtōng).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pǔpǔtōngtōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou² pou² tung¹ tung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pǔpǔtōngtōng [Phonetic: púpǔtōngtōng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pǔpǔtongtong
    • Wade–Giles: pʻu³-pʻu³-tʻung¹-tʻung¹
    • Yale: pǔ-pǔ-tūng-tūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: puupuutongtong
    • Palladius: пупутунтун (puputuntun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou² pou² tung¹ tung¹
    • Yale: póu póu tūng tūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou² pou² tung¹ tung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou² pou² tung¹ tung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯³⁵ pʰou̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

普普通通

1. average; ordinary; nothing special; so-so