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
alternative forms		嘰里咕嚕／叽里咕噜 咭力骨碌

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīligūlū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄍㄨ ㄌㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gi¹ li¹ gu¹ lu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīligūlū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄍㄨ ㄌㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jili̊gulu
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-li⁵-ku¹-lu¹
    • Yale: jī-li-gū-lū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.ligulhu
    • Palladius: цзилигулу (cziligulu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ li² ku⁵⁵ lu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gi¹ li¹ gu¹ lu¹
    • Yale: gī lī gū lū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gi¹ li¹ gu¹ lu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gi¹ li¹ gu¹ lu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiː⁵⁵ liː⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵ luː⁵⁵/

Adjective

嘰哩咕嚕

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