久久

Chinese

		(long) time; (long) duration of time	(long) time; (long) duration of time
simp. and trad. (久久)		久	久

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǔjiǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² gau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiú-kiú
Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): kú-kú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔjiǔ [Phonetic: jiújiǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒujiǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chiu³-chiu³
  - Yale: jyǒu-jyǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoujeou
  - Palladius: цзюцзю (czjuczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gau² gau²
  - Yale: gáu gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² gau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² geo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    久久
    赳赳
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiú-kiú
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu` giu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giu³ giu³
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯u³¹ ki̯u³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kú-kú
  - Tâi-lô: kú-kú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kw'kuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ku⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ku⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ku⁴¹/

Adverb

久久

for a long time; for ages

Synonyms

好久 (hǎojiǔ)
許久／许久 (xǔjiǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
久	久
ひさ Grade: 5	ひさ > びさ Grade: 5
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 久久 – see the following entry.

【久々ひさびさ】

[noun] being for the first time in a long time

[adjective] for the first time in a long time

[adverb] (used with negatives) for a long time

(This term, 久久, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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