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煢煢

煢煢

Chinese

		alone; desolate	alone; desolate
trad. (煢煢)		煢	煢
simp. (茕茕)		茕	茕

Alternative forms

惸惸 (qióngqióng)

Adjective

煢煢

solitary, lonely, all alone

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qióngqióng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): king⁴ king⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: qióngqióng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyongchyong
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    惸惸
    煢煢／茕茕
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: king⁴ king⁴
  - Yale: kìhng kìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: king⁴ king⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɪŋ²¹ kʰɪŋ²¹/