窸窸窣窣

Chinese

		disturbing noises	disturbing noises	rush out of a den; rustling	rush out of a den; rustling
trad. (窸窸窣窣)		窸	窸	窣	窣
simp. #(窸窸窣窣)		窸	窸	窣	窣
alternative forms		悉悉簌簌 悉悉索索 (chiefly Northern Wu) 淅淅索索 (chiefly Northern Wu)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīxīsūsū, xīxīsùsù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨ ㄙㄨ, ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁷shiq-shiq₇-soq₇-soq₇ / ⁷siq-siq₇-soq₇-soq₇

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīxīsūsū
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨ ㄙㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sisisusu
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-hsi¹-su¹-su¹
    • Yale: syī-syī-sū-sū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishisusu
    • Palladius: сисисусу (sisisusu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ su⁵⁵ su⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīxīsùsù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sisisùsù
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-hsi¹-su⁴-su⁴
    • Yale: syī-syī-sù-sù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shishisuhsuh
    • Palladius: сисисусу (sisisusu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ su⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷shiq-shiq₇-soq₇-soq₇
    • MiniDict: shih^入 shih^入 soh^入 soh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴xiq-xiq₄-soq₄-soq₄
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɪʔ³³ ɕiɪʔ⁵⁵ soʔ³³ soʔ²¹/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁷siq-siq₇-soq₇-soq₇
    • MiniDict: sih^入 sih^入 soh^入 soh^入
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /siɪʔ⁴⁴ siɪʔ⁴⁴ soʔ⁴⁴ soʔ²²/

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• Middle Chinese: sit sit swot swot

Rime
Character	窸	窣
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	沒 (56)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	息七切	蘇骨切
Baxter	sit	swot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siɪt̚/	/suət̚/
Pan Wuyun	/sit̚/	/suot̚/
Shao Rongfen	/sjet̚/	/suət̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sit̚/	/swət̚/
Li Rong	/siĕt̚/	/suət̚/
Wang Li	/sĭĕt̚/	/suət̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/si̯ĕt̚/	/suət̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xi	su
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sat1	syut3

Adjective

窸窸窣窣

1. (literary or Northern Wu, onomatopoeia) rustling

See also

• 窸窣 (xīsū)