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咕嚕

简 咕噜 · 繁 咕嚕
Mandarin · pinyin gū lu

Meanings

  1. (onom.) to rumble (of a stomach)
  2. to coo (of a dove)
  3. rumbling
  4. noisy drinking sound
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咕
gū · mumble, mutter, murmur; rumble
嚕
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噜
lū · verbose, talkative; mumbling
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gu4 lu4

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

adv

  1. in a rolling or rumbling manner
  2. in a gurgling, bubbling or swishing manner
  3. in a grunting manner

noun

  1. rumbling sound such as the sound of a rolling object
  2. gurgling, bubbling or swishing sound such as the sound of flowing water
  3. grumbling, murmuring or grunting sound such as the sound of a person complaining

verb

  1. to rumble
  2. to gurgle, bubble or swish
  3. to grumble, complain or grunt

adj

  1. (chiefly Cantonese) sweet-and-sour; with sweet-and-sour sauce

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