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嚕

简噜 · 繁嚕

Mandarin · pinyin lū

grumble
chatter

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嚕: Look up this written character
噜: lū · verbose, talkative; mumbling

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1 · lu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lou1 · lou3 · lu3

Cantonese word readings for 嚕. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

Used in compounds.

particle · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) Used at the end of a sentence to indicate relief due to change of state.
(Cantonese) Used at the end of a sentence to indicate disappointment due to change of state.

character · Etymology 3

(Macau Cantonese, Foshan Cantonese and Zhongshan Cantonese) that; those

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