呢喃

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

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• 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

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

Derived terms

呢喃細語／呢喃细语