咕嚕

See also: 咕噜

Chinese

		an onomatopoeia	grumble; chatter
trad. (咕嚕)		咕	嚕
simp. (咕噜)		咕	噜

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gūlū

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄌㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu¹ lou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gūlū → gūlu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄌㄨ → ㄍㄨ ˙ㄌㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gu.lhu
  - IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ lu⁵⁵/ → /ku⁵⁵ lu²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu¹ lou¹
  - Yale: gū lōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu¹ lou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu¹ lou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kuː⁵⁵ lou̯⁵⁵/

Adverb

咕嚕

in a rolling or rumbling manner
in a gurgling, bubbling or swishing manner
in a grunting manner

Noun

咕嚕

rumbling sound such as the sound of a rolling object
gurgling, bubbling or swishing sound such as the sound of flowing water
grumbling, murmuring or grunting sound such as the sound of a person complaining

Verb

咕嚕

Derived terms

咕嚕嚕／咕噜噜 (gūlūlū)

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