重重

Chinese

		heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
simp. and trad. (重重)		重	重

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chóngchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ cung⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhûng-chhûng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): têng-têng

(Teochew, Peng'im): dêng⁵ dêng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chóngchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chóngchóng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻung²-chʻung²
  - Yale: chúng-chúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chorngchorng
  - Palladius: чунчун (čunčun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cung⁴ cung⁴
  - Yale: chùhng chùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ tsung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ cung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhûng-chhûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: cung´ cung´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cung¹ cung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: têng-têng
  - Tâi-lô: tîng-tîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dengdeeng
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dêng⁵ dêng⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: têng têng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /teŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ teŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

重重

layer upon layer; level by level; multi-layered; encircled; surrounded (as in a besieged city or fortress)
困難重重／困难重重 ― kùnnan chóngchóng ― to have many difficulties

Synonyms

層層／层层 (céngcéng)

Adverb

重重

again and again; repeatedly; time and time again

Synonyms

一再 (yīzài)
再三 (zàisān)
反覆／反复 (fǎnfù)
多次 (duōcì)
比比 (bǐbǐ)

來回／来回 (láihuí)
屢屢／屡屡 (lǚlǚ)
屢次／屡次 (lǚcì)
往復／往复 (wǎngfù)
頻頻／频频 (pínpín)

References

Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932), “重重”, in 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor, 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese and Min Nan), Taihoku: 同府 (Dōfu), →OCLC

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