赤裸裸

See also: 赤裸々 and 赤果果

Chinese

		to be naked; to be nude; to bare	naked
simp. and trad. (赤裸裸)		赤裸	裸
alternative forms		赤果果 slang

Etymology

ABB-type reduplication of 赤裸 (chìluǒ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chìluǒluǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄔˋ ㄌㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cek³ lo² lo²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chìluǒluǒ [Phonetic: chìluóluǒ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄔˋ ㄌㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chìhluǒluǒ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻih⁴-lo³-lo³
  - Yale: chr̀-lwǒ-lwǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhluooluoo
  - Palladius: чилоло (čilolo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cek³ lo² lo²
  - Yale: chek ló ló
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsek⁸ lo² lo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: cég³ lo² lo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛːk̚³ lɔː³⁵ lɔː³⁵/

Adjective

赤裸裸

(ideophonic) stark-naked; bare; naked
(figurative, often of a contemptible action) plain; pure; undisguised; unadorned
赤裸裸的敲詐／赤裸裸的敲诈 ― chìluǒluǒ de qiāozhà ― blatant blackmailing behaviour
- 2007, “我懷念的”, 姚若龍 (lyrics), performed by 孫燕姿:
  
  假裝了解是怕　真相太赤裸裸　狼狽比失去難受 [MSC, trad.]
  假装了解是怕　真相太赤裸裸　狼狈比失去难受 [MSC, simp.]
  jiǎzhuāng liǎojiě shì pà, zhēnxiàng tài chìluǒluǒ, lángbèi bǐ shīqù nánshòu [Pinyin]
  I feign to understand, for I am afraid,
  That the truth is too naked and transparent,
  And being helpless is more painful than losing.

Usage notes

As a 狀態詞／状态词 (zhuàngtàicí), it must be followed by 的 (de).

Synonyms

(humorous, slang) 紅果果／红果果 (hóngguǒguǒ), 赤果果 (chìguǒguǒ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤	裸	裸
せき Grade: 1	ら Grade: S	ら Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
赤裸々

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せきらら [sèkírárá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞kʲiɾa̠ɾa̠]

Noun

赤(せき)裸(ら)裸(ら) • (sekirara)

stark-naked; bare; naked
(figurative, often of a contemptible action) plain; pure; undisguised; unadorned
Synonyms: 赤裸, 丸裸

赤裸裸(せきらら)に告白(こくはく)する
sekirara ni kokuhaku suru
to confess without holding anything back.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
赤	裸	裸

Noun

赤裸裸 • (jeongnara) (hangeul 적나라)

hanja form^? of 적나라 (“Root of 적나라하다 (jeongnarahada). Rarely used alone.”)