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轆轆

简辘辘 · 繁轆轆

Mandarin · pinyin lù lù

(onom.) rumbling noise (produced by wheels rolling, one's stomach etc)

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辘: lù · windlass, pulley, capstan; wheel

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4–4 · lu4 lu4

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adj

rumbling (producing sound of wheels rolling, e.g. of chariots)
rumbling (producing abdominal sound when hungry; borborygmi)
rolling; wheeling; turning

noun

(obsolete) alternative form of 轆轤 /辘轳 (lùlú, “well pulley”)

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