呢喃
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Chinese[edit]
woolen material; (question particle) | mumble in repetition | ||
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trad. (呢喃) | 呢 | 喃 | |
simp. #(呢喃) | 呢 | 喃 |
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nínán
- Wade–Giles: ni2-nan2
- Yale: ní-nán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninan
- Palladius: нинань (ninanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni³⁵ nän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: nei4 naam4
- Yale: nèih nàahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: nei4 naam4
- Guangdong Romanization: néi4 nam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /nei̯²¹ naːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb[edit]
呢喃
- (onomatopoeia) to make high-pitched chirping sounds, such as those of a swallow; to twitter
- (onomatopoeia) to whisper; to murmur