覺覺

Chinese

		feel; find that; thinking feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware; a nap; a sleep	feel; find that; thinking feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware; a nap; a sleep
trad. (覺覺)		覺	覺
simp. (觉觉)		觉	觉

Etymology

Reduplicative diminutive.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiàojiao

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau^3-4 gaau^3-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiàojiao
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaw.jiau
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɑʊ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaau^3-4 gaau^3-2
  - Yale: gàauh gáau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaau^3-4 gaau^3-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: gao⁴ gao²
  - IPA ^(key): /käːu̯³³⁻²¹ käːu̯³³⁻³⁵/

Noun

覺覺

(colloquial, childish) sleep
睡覺覺 / 睡觉觉 ― shuì jiàojiao ― to sleep (childish)

補覺覺 / 补觉觉 ― bǔ jiàojiao ― to make up for lost sleep (childish)

瞓覺覺 / 瞓觉觉 [Cantonese] ― fan³ gaau^3-4 gaau^3-2 [Jyutping] ― to sleep (childish)

See also

(Cantonese) 覺覺豬／觉觉猪
(Cantonese) 豬豬／猪猪 (zhūzhū)

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