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
trad. (嘰哩咕嚕)		嘰	哩	咕嚕
simp. (叽哩咕噜)		叽	哩	咕噜
variant forms		嘰里咕嚕／叽里咕噜咭力骨碌

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīligūlū

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧㄍㄨㄌㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gi¹ li¹ gu¹ lu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīligūlū
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧㄍㄨㄌㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.lhigulhu
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jili̊gulu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ li² ku⁵⁵ lu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gi¹ li¹ gu¹ lu¹
  - Yale: gī lī gū lū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gi¹ li¹ gu¹ lu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gi¹ li¹ gu¹ lu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kiː⁵⁵ liː⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵ luː⁵⁵/

Adjective

嘰哩咕嚕

(of speech) mumbling; unclear; unintelligible
(of one's stomach) growling; rumbling

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