嘰哩咕嚕
Chinese
| grumble | mile; (part. for continued state); (onomat.) | in a rolling or rumbling manner; in a gurgling, bubbling or swishing manner | ||
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| trad. (嘰哩咕嚕) | 嘰 | 哩 | 咕嚕 | |
| simp. (叽哩咕噜) | 叽 | 哩 | 咕噜 | |
| alternative forms | 嘰里咕嚕／叽里咕噜 咭力骨碌 | |||
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jīligūlū
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄍㄨ ㄌㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jili̊gulu
- Wade–Giles: chi1-li5-ku1-lu1
- Yale: jī-li-gū-lū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.ligulhu
- Palladius: цзилигулу (cziligulu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ li² ku⁵⁵ lu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gi1 li1 gu1 lu1
- Yale: gī lī gū lū
- Cantonese Pinyin: gi1 li1 gu1 lu1
- Guangdong Romanization: gi1 li1 gu1 lu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiː⁵⁵ liː⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵ luː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
嘰哩咕嚕
- (of speech) mumbling; unclear; unintelligible
- (of one's stomach) growling; rumbling