咕嚕

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): ㄍㄨ ㄌㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu¹ lou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gūlū → gūlu (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄌㄨ → 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

1. in a rolling or rumbling manner
2. in a gurgling, bubbling or swishing manner
3. in a grunting manner

Noun

咕嚕

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

Verb

咕嚕

1. to rumble
2. to gurgle, bubble or swish
3. to grumble, complain or grunt

Derived terms

咕嚕嚕／咕噜噜 (gūlūlū)