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嘀咕

Mandarin · pinyin dí gu

to mutter
to feel apprehensive

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嘀: dí · backbite
咕: gū · mumble, mutter, murmur; rumble

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2–5 · di2 gu5

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verb

to speak quietly
Used in set phrases that have the meaning "to feel uncertain; to feel uncertain uneasily".

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