QQ

See also: qq and q/q

Chinese

Etymology 1

Reduplication of English cute or Cantonese Q.

Alternative forms

cute cute

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu¹ kiu¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kiu¹ kiu¹
  - Yale: kīu kīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kiu¹ kiu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kiu¹ kiu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

QQ

(Hong Kong Cantonese) very cute

Etymology 2

From Min Nan 𩚨𩚨 (khiū-khiū), or simply reduplication of Q.

Adjective

QQ

(Taiwan, slang, of food) soft and pliable; chewy (like mochi), exhibiting Q texture

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