嘰哩咕嚕

简 叽哩咕噜 · 繁 嘰哩咕嚕
Mandarin · pinyin jī li gū lū

Meanings

  1. (onom.) to jabber
  2. to rumble
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嘰
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哩
lī · mile
咕
gū · mumble, mutter, murmur; rumble
嚕
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叽
jī · sigh in disapproval; take small
噜
lū · verbose, talkative; mumbling
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1–5–1–1 · ji1 li5 gu1 lu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gi1 li1 gu1 lu1 · gi4 li1 gat6 gat6 · gi4 li1 gu4 lu4

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adj

  1. (of speech) mumbling; unclear; unintelligible
  2. (of one's stomach) growling; rumbling

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