呢喃

Chinese

		woolen material; (question particle)	mumble in repetition
simp. and trad. (呢喃)		呢	喃

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nínán

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁴ naam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nínán
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninan
  - IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ nän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nei⁴ naam⁴
  - Yale: nèih nàahm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nei⁴ naam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: néi⁴ nam⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /nei̯²¹ näːm²¹/

Verb

呢喃

to make high-pitched chirping sounds, such as those of a swallow; to twitter
to whisper; to murmur

Derived terms

呢喃細語／呢喃细语

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