Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 惴惴?
惴惴zhuì zhuì
Commonly said as: reading 惴 as chuǎn
坠坠
惴惴
What it is
惴惴 describes anxious unease, usually in the phrase 惴惴不安.
Why it gets said wrong
惴 is zhuì, a homophone of 坠. The lookalike 揣 is chuāi, and the two get confused.
Hear it in a sentence
He waited anxiously for the result.
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