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滴里嘟嚕

简滴里嘟噜 · 繁滴里嘟嚕

Mandarin · pinyin dī lǐ dū lu

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滴: dī · drip; drop of water
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
嘟: dū · sound of horn tooting
嚕: Look up this written character
噜: lū · verbose, talkative; mumbling

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1–3–1–5 · di1 li3 du1 lu5

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dik1 lei5 dou1 lou1

Cantonese word readings for 滴里嘟嚕. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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