搖搖 [摇摇]

Jyutping jiu4 jiu4
Pinyin yáo yáo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, ideophonic, literary
    uneasy; disturbed; frantic
  2. adj, ideophonic, literary
    swaying; shaking
  3. adj, ideophonic, literary
    distant; faraway
  4. noun, Cantonese
    yo-yo
    (syn.) 悠悠球, 溜溜球

搖搖 [摇摇]

Jyutping jiu4 jiu2
Pinyin yáo yáo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. noun; yo-yo
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、外來語
    一種​有​繩​拉扯​伸縮​滾​輪​嘅​玩具​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    yo-yo
    • 以前啲小朋友好鍾意玩搖搖。
      以前啲小朋友好钟意玩摇摇。
      ji5 cin4 di1 siu2 pang4 jau5 hou2 zung1 ji3 waan2 jiu4 jiu2.
      In the past, children liked yo-yoing.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这个建筑摇摇欲坠。
    這個建築搖搖欲墜。
    zhè ge jiàn zhù yáo yáo yù zhuì 。
    • This building is on the verge of collapsing.
  2. Mandarin
    汤姆只是摇摇头。
    湯姆只是搖搖頭。
    tāng mǔ zhǐ shì yáo yáo tóu 。
    • Tom just shook his head.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    摇摇岌、岌岌贡
    搖搖岌、岌岌貢
    • to keep rocking, shaking; something looks unstable, seems going to fall
  2. Cantonese
    以前啲小朋友好钟意玩摇摇。
    以前啲小朋友好鍾意玩搖搖。
    ji5 cin4 di1 siu2 pang4 jau5 hou2 zung1 ji3 waan2 jiu4 jiu2.
    • In the past, children liked yo-yoing.
  3. Cantonese
    张台摄唔稳，仲喺度摇摇岌。
    張檯攝唔穩，仲喺度搖搖岌。
    zoeng1 toi2 sip3 mm4 wan2, zung6 hai2 dou6 jiu4 jiu4 ngap6
    • The table was not padded stably, it still keeps rocking.
  4. Cantonese
    个阿伯行到摇摇岌咁，好惊佢会跌亲。
    個阿伯行到搖搖岌咁，好驚佢會跌親。
    go3 aa3 baak3 haang4 dou3 jiu4 jiu4 ngap6 gam2, hou2 geng1 keoi5 wui5 dit3 can1
    • That old man keeps rocking when walking, I'm afraid he would fall.
  5. Cantonese
    摇摇欲坠
    搖搖欲墜
    jiu4 jiu4 juk6 zeoi6
    • tottering; crumbling
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    摇摇欲坠
    搖搖欲墜
    yáo yáo yù zhuì
    • tottering (literally, “shaking or swaying as if about to collapse”)