嘟嚕

Chinese

Etymology 1

phonetic
trad. (嘟嚕) 嘟 嚕
simp. (嘟噜) 嘟 噜
alternative forms 督溜 Jin

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Pronunciation

Verb

嘟嚕

  1. to hang down in a bunch; to droop
Synonyms

Classifier

嘟嚕

  1. Classifier for a bunch or cluster of things.
    一嘟嚕葡萄／一嘟噜葡萄  ―  yī dūlu pútáo  ―  a bunch of grapes
    一嘟嚕鑰匙／一嘟噜钥匙  ―  yī dūlu yàoshi  ―  a bunch of keys
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 串 (“bunch (classifier for grapes, etc.)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 串, 掛
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 嘟嚕, 串兒
Taiwan 串
Harbin 嘟嚕
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 嘟嚕
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 串兒, 抓兒
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 抓, 串
Wuhan 掛, 串
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 掛
Hefei 掛
Cantonese Guangzhou 抽, 藭
Hong Kong 抽
Yangjiang 杛
Gan Nanchang 掛
Hakka Meixian 串, 叉
Jin Taiyuan 嘟嚕
Northern Min Jian'ou 掛, 串
Eastern Min Fuzhou 掛
Southern Min Xiamen 捾
Quanzhou 捾
Zhangzhou 捾
Chaozhou 球
Shantou 球, 串
Jieyang 球
Wu Shanghai (Jiading) 串
Suzhou 串
Wenzhou 串, 子
Xiang Changsha 掛, 梂
Shuangfeng 絡, 抓

Etymology 2

phonetic
trad. (嘟嚕) 嘟 嚕
simp. (嘟噜) 嘟 噜

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Noun

嘟嚕

  1. trill
    打嘟嚕／打嘟噜  ―  dǎ dūlu  ―  to pronounce with a trill; to roll
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