呢喃

Chinese

		woolen material; (question particle)	mumble in repetition
trad. (呢喃)		呢	喃
simp. #(呢喃)		呢	喃

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nínán

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nei⁴ naam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nínán
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nínán
    • Wade–Giles: ni²-nan²
    • Yale: ní-nán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninan
    • Palladius: нинань (ninanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ nän³⁵/
• 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/

Verb

呢喃

1. (onomatopoeia) to make high-pitched chirping sounds, such as those of a swallow; to twitter
2. (onomatopoeia) to whisper; to murmur

Derived terms

• 呢喃細語／呢喃细语