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What are some Chinese alliterations?

Here are some Chinese alliterations, focusing on sounds rather than just the first letter:

Mandarin (Pinyin):

* Cí cǐ (慈慈) - Gentle and kind

* Dì dī (滴滴) - Dripping, trickling

* Fēng fēng (风风) - Windy

* Gē gē (哥哥) - Older brother

* Hóng hóng (红红) - Red (intensely)

* Jīng jīng (晶晶) - Sparkling, glistening

* Lóng lóng (隆隆) - Rumbling (like thunder)

* Míng míng (明明) - Clearly, obviously

* Nóng nóng (浓浓) - Thick, dense

* Pīng pīng (乒乒) - Sound of ping pong or something bouncing

* Qīng qīng (轻轻) - Softly, gently

* Shēng shēng (声声) - Sound, voice

* Tīng tīng (听听) - Listen, hear

* Wēn wēn (温温) - Warm, lukewarm

* Xī xī (溪溪) - Stream, brook

* Yīng yīng (嘤嘤) - Soft, humming sound

* Zǎo zǎo (早早) - Early, promptly

Cantonese (Jyutping):

* Cit cit (刺刺) - Prickly, stinging

* Dik dik (滴滴) - Dripping, trickling

* Fung fung (風風) - Windy

* Gor gor (哥哥) - Older brother

* Hung hung (紅紅) - Red (intensely)

* Keng keng (鏗鏗) - Sound of metal clanging

* Lau lau (撈撈) - To scoop up, to fish

* Ming ming (明明) - Clearly, obviously

* Nung nung (濃濃) - Thick, dense

* Ping ping (乒乒) - Sound of ping pong or something bouncing

* Sing sing (聲聲) - Sound, voice

* Tin tin (聽聽) - Listen, hear

* Wan wan (溫溫) - Warm, lukewarm

* Yat yat (一 一) - One by one, each

* Ze ze (吱吱) - Squeaking sound

Remember that these are just a few examples. There are many other possible Chinese alliterations, depending on the specific sounds and context.

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