熙熙攘攘

Chinese

		happy and harmonious; amiable; friendly
simp. and trad. (熙熙攘攘)		熙熙	攘攘
alternative forms		熙熙壤壤

Etymology

From the Records of the Grand Historian.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīxīrǎngrǎng, xīxīrángráng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄖㄤˇ ㄖㄤˇ, ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄖㄤˊ ㄖㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ hei¹ joeng⁵ joeng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīxīrǎngrǎng [Phonetic: xīxīrángrǎng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄖㄤˇ ㄖㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sisirǎngrǎng
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-hsi¹-jang³-jang³
  - Yale: syī-syī-rǎng-rǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishiraangraang
  - Palladius: сисижанжан (sisižanžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ʐɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīxīrángráng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄒㄧㄖㄤˊ ㄖㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sisirángráng
  - Wade–Giles: hsi¹-hsi¹-jang²-jang²
  - Yale: syī-syī-ráng-ráng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishirangrang
  - Palladius: сисижанжан (sisižanžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ʐɑŋ³⁵ ʐɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei¹ hei¹ joeng⁵ joeng⁵
  - Yale: hēi hēi yéuhng yéuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ hei¹ joeng⁵ joeng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ héi¹ yêng⁵ yêng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³ jœːŋ¹³/

Idiom

熙熙攘攘

(ideophonic) bustling with activity; hustling and bustling

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