咕嚕

See also: 咕噜

Chinese

		an onomatopoeia	grumble; chatter
trad. (咕嚕)		咕	嚕
simp. (咕噜)		咕	噜
alternative forms		咕咾 Cantonese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

“sweet and sour”

Back-formation from 咕嚕肉／咕噜肉 (gūlūròu).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gūlū

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ㄌㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu¹ lou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gūlū → gūlu (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ㄌㄨ → ㄍㄨ ˙ㄌㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gulů
    • Wade–Giles: ku¹-lu⁵
    • Yale: gū-lu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gu.lhu
    • Palladius: гулу (gulu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ lu⁵⁵/ → /ku⁵⁵ lu²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu¹ lou¹
    • Yale: gū lōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu¹ lou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu¹ lou¹
    • Sinological 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)

 

Adjective

咕嚕

1. (chiefly Cantonese) sweet-and-sour; with sweet-and-sour sauce

   咕嚕斑塊／咕噜斑块 [Cantonese]  ―  gu¹ lou¹ baan¹ faai³ [Jyutping]  ―  sweet-and-sour fish fillet

Derived terms

• 咕嚕汁／咕噜汁
• 咕嚕肉／咕噜肉 (gūlūròu)