蛐蛐 (qū qū) — (dialect) cricket (the insect); (slang) gossip; whispering behind someone's back
Definition
蛐蛐 (qūqū) is the colloquial, reduplicated name for a cricket (the insect). It also doubles as slang for 'gossip' — the kind of whispering chatter that goes on behind people's backs.
noun
(dialect) cricket (the insect)(slang) gossipwhispering behind someone's back
Measure word · 只
Examples
- ，蛐蛐。Xià tiān wǎn shàng, wǒ cháng cháng tīng dào qū qū de jiào shēng.On summer nights, I often hear the chirping of crickets.
- 蛐蛐。Tā men xǐ huan zài bèi hòu shuō bié rén de qū qū.They like to gossip about others behind their backs.
- 蛐蛐。Zhè zhī qū qū shì cóng huā yuán lǐ zhuā lái de.This cricket was caught from the garden.
Origin
Single-morpheme word构词法gòucífǎ
叠音diéyīnRepeated syllable
One syllable written twice as a single unit of meaning; neither half stands alone.
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The doubled 蛐蛐 names the cricket; the characters do not carry separate meanings.
Sound-only characters
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