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哩哩囉囉

简哩哩啰啰 · 繁哩哩囉囉

Mandarin · pinyin lī li luō luō

verbose or unclear in speech
rambling and indistinct

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哩: lī · mile
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啰: luō · phonetic

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1–5–1–1 · li1 li5 luo1 luo1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

li1 li1 lo1 lo1

Cantonese word readings for 哩哩囉囉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(onomatapoeia) sound of boiling, rumbling, etc.

adj

rambling and indistinct

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