Why do some people say clingy and others say clingy? Does it all sound the same?

It's different, because only "clingy" has no word "clingy".

1, the word "sticky" is one of the abolished 15 Chinese characters in the Dictionary of Modern Chinese Commonly Used Words jointly promulgated by the State Language Commission and the State Press and Publication Administration on March 25th, 0988. The pronunciation of "sticky" is nián, which means that one object can be attached to another like glue or paste. Its usage is just like the common words "armyworm", "sticky", "mucous membrane", "sticky rice", "clay" and "sticky", which are usually adjectives.

2. The word "Zhan" can only be pronounced as "Zhan" in daily use, except that it still retains the sound of "nian" when used as a surname. Its meanings are as follows: ① Sticky substances are connected or attached to other things, such as "candy sticks together", "eating honeydew melon sticks to teeth" and "hands"; Stick this thing on another thing with glue or paste, such as "sticking an envelope", "sticking a slogan" and "He looks like an old man with a white beard on his mouth". From the part of speech, it only has verb usage.

So grammatically, there is only the word "clingy" and there is no word "clingy".

Extended data "sticky" tone

Nyan

①(nián) surname. See also zhān n n.

zhán

Sticky things attach to objects or connect with each other: maltose ~ together.

② Connect objects with sticky things: ~ envelopes. See nián n n.

③ "Sticking" also means "walking" in Hebei dialect. I am going to see you today. Do you mind? Answer: sticky!

paste

Five strokes: ohkg

Pronunciation: annual exhibition

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Sticky People

Resources Baidu Encyclopedia-Sticky? polyphony