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嘟嚕

简嘟噜 · 繁嘟嚕

Mandarin · pinyin dū lu

bunch
cluster
classifier for bunched objects
to hang down in a bunch
to droop

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嘟: dū · sound of horn tooting
嚕: Look up this written character
噜: lū · verbose, talkative; mumbling

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1–5 · du1 lu5

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dou1 lou1

Cantonese word readings for 嘟嚕. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb · Etymology 1

to hang down in a bunch; to droop

classifier · Etymology 1

Classifier for a bunch or cluster of things.

noun · Etymology 2

trill

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