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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chhi-chhi
"उसने उसकी हरकत पर छी-छी किया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to express minor disapproval, censure, or sympathy.
"Tut-tut, you shouldn't speak to your elders that way."
- 1
To utter an exclamation of 'tut-tut' in disapproval.
"She tut-tutted when she saw the messy kitchen."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating as an imitative (onomatopoeic) representation of a clicking sound made against the teeth to express mild disapproval or annoyance. Recorded in English since the early 19th century, it duplicates the monosyllabic 'tut' to intensify the gesture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tut-tut" is said worldwide
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chut
Transliteration: /ʃyt/
"Il a fait chut pour exprimer son désaccord."
tz-tz
Transliteration: /t͡sɪt t͡sɪt/
"Er machte tz-tz über ihr Verhalten."
toh
Transliteration: /tɔ/
"Fece toh per mostrare disapprovazione."
chist
Transliteration: /tʃist/
"Hizo un chasquido de desaprobación."
tchac-tchac
Transliteration: /tʃak tʃak/
"Ele fez tchac-tchac com a língua."
छी-छी
Transliteration: chhi-chhi
"उसने उसकी हरकत पर छी-छी किया।"
啧啧
Transliteration: zé zé
"他看到乱七八糟的房间时啧啧称奇。"
쯧쯧
Transliteration: jjeut-jjeut
"그는 안타하다는 듯이 쯧쯧거렸다."
れれれ
Transliteration: tsu tsu
Script: っつっつ
"彼女は呆れて舌打ちをした。"
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