See 扭扭捏捏 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "The performer minced onto the stage.",
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"zh-pron": "niǔniǔniēniē"
},
{
"tags": [
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄝ ㄋㄧㄝ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "nau² nau² nip⁶ nip⁶"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "niǔniǔniēniē [Phonetic:niúniǔniēniē]"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄝ ㄋㄧㄝ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "niǒuniǒunienie"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "niu³-niu³-nieh¹-nieh¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "nyǒu-nyǒu-nyē-nyē"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "neouneounhienhie"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "нюнюнене"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "njunjunene"
},
{
"ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "náu náu nihp nihp"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "nau² nau² nip⁹ nip⁹"
},
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "neo² neo² nib⁶ nib⁶"
},
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"ipa": "/nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ niːp̚² niːp̚²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
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},
{
"ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ niːp̚² niːp̚²/"
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"word": "扭扭捏捏"
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"tags": [
"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "niǔniǔniēniē"
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄝ ㄋㄧㄝ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "nau² nau² nip⁶ nip⁶"
},
{
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"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "niǔniǔniēniē [Phonetic:niúniǔniēniē]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄝ ㄋㄧㄝ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "niǒuniǒunienie"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "niu³-niu³-nieh¹-nieh¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "nyǒu-nyǒu-nyē-nyē"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "neouneounhienhie"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "нюнюнене"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius",
"standard"
],
"zh-pron": "njunjunene"
},
{
"ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA",
"standard"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "náu náu nihp nihp"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "nau² nau² nip⁹ nip⁹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "neo² neo² nib⁶ nib⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ niːp̚² niːp̚²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"other": "[Phonetic: niúniǔniēniē]"
},
{
"ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ niːp̚² niːp̚²/"
}
],
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"word": "扭捏"
}
],
"word": "扭扭捏捏"
}
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