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乖乖

乖乖

Chinese

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

Noun

乖乖

little dear; darling (said to a child)

Adjective

乖乖

well-behaved; obedient

Pronunciation 2

Interjection

乖乖

good gracious

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guāiguāi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞㄍㄨㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai¹ gwaai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôai-kôai
Min Nan (POJ): koai-koai

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guāiguāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞㄍㄨㄞ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaiguai
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaai¹ gwaai¹
  - Yale: gwāai gwāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai¹ gwaai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑːi̯⁵⁵ kʷɑːi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôai-kôai
  - Hakka Romanization System: guai´ guai´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: guai¹ guai¹
  - IPA: /ku̯ai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯ai̯²⁴/
Min Nan
- (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/

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guāiguai

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞㄍㄨㄞ˙

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guāiguai
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞㄍㄨㄞ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guai.guai
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ g̊u̯aɪ̯²/