熊熊

Chinese

		bear; to scold; to rebuke	bear; to scold; to rebuke
trad. (熊熊)		熊	熊
simp. #(熊熊)		熊	熊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xióngxióng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ hung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xióngxióng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syóngsyóng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiung²-hsiung²
    • Yale: syúng-syúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyongshyong
    • Palladius: сюнсюн (sjunsjun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ hung⁴
    • Yale: hùhng hùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ hung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ hung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ hʊŋ²¹/

Adjective

熊熊

1. (ideophonic, of flame) raging; flaming
   • 2012, 盛曉玫 [Amy Sand] (lyrics and music), “活出愛 [Live Out Love]”, in 幸福 [Blessed]‎^[1]:

     耶穌的愛點燃我，心中熊熊愛火。 [MSC, trad.]
     耶稣的爱点燃我，心中熊熊爱火。 [MSC, simp.]

     Yēsū de ài diǎnrán wǒ, xīnzhōng xióngxióng ài huǒ. [Pinyin]

     Jesus' love lit up the flaming fire of love in my heart.

2. (ideophonic) vigorous; powerful

Derived terms

• 熊熊烈火 (xióngxiónglièhuǒ)