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往往

往往

Chinese

		toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards	toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards
simp. and trad. (往往)		往	往

Adverb

往往

often

Synonyms

synonyms of 往往

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wǎngwǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁵ wong⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vông-vông
Min Nan (POJ): óng-óng / éng-éng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǎngwǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woangwoang
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁵ wong⁵
  - Yale: wóhng wóhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁵ wong⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ¹³ wɔːŋ¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vông-vông
  - Hakka Romanization System: vong´ vong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vong¹ vong¹
  - IPA: /voŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ voŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óng-óng
  - Tâi-lô: óng-óng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ofng'orng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: éng-éng
  - Tâi-lô: íng-íng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: efng'eang
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ⁵³/