呢喃細語

简 呢喃细语 · 繁 呢喃細語
Mandarin · pinyin ní nán xì yǔ

Meanings

  1. whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
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呢
ne · interrogative or emphatic final; (Cant.) this
喃
nán · keep talking, chattering; mumble
細
xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
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细
xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
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2–2–4–3 · ni2 nan2 xi4 yu3

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nei4 naam4 sai3 jyu5

Cantonese word readings for 呢喃細語. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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nei4 naam4 sai3 jyu5

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