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嘟嘟噥噥

简嘟嘟哝哝 · 繁嘟嘟噥噥

Mandarin · pinyin dū dū nóng nóng

to mumble in whispers
to mutter to oneself

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嘟: dū · sound of horn tooting
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哝: nóng · whisper

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1–1–2–2 · du1 du1 nong2 nong2

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dou1 dou1 nung4 nung4

Cantonese word readings for 嘟嘟噥噥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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