沓沓

Chinese

Etymology 1

		again and again; many	again and again; many
simp. and trad. (沓沓)		沓	沓

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàtà

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄚˋ ㄊㄚˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tàtà
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄚˋ ㄊㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tahtah
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tàtà
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰä⁵¹/

Adjective

沓沓

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Etymology 2

		again and again; many	again and again; many
simp. and trad. (沓沓)		沓	沓
alternative forms		篤篤／笃笃

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): ta̍uh-ta̍uh

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ta̍uh-ta̍uh
  - Tâi-lô: ta̍uh-ta̍uh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dauqdauh
  - IPA (Xiamen): /taʊ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taʊʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /taʊ(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² taʊʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /taʊ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taʊʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /taʊ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ taʊʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /taʊ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taʊʔ⁴/

Adverb

沓沓

always; constantly
- 心肝常常失落平安，沓沓掛慮艱苦事 [Hokkien, trad.]
  心肝常常失落平安，沓沓挂虑艰苦事 [Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 1964, 至好朋友就是耶穌 (What a Friend We Have in Jesus), in 《聖詩》
  Sim-koaⁿ siông-siông sit-lo̍h pêng-an, Ta̍uh-ta̍uh khòa-lū kan-khó͘ sū [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  [Our] hearts often lose peace, constantly worrying about hardships [literal translation]
  O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear [original lyrics]

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