轆轆

See also: 辘辘

Chinese

		windlass	windlass
trad. (轆轆)		轆	轆
simp. (辘辘)		辘	辘
alternative forms		碌碌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lùlù

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk¹ luk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lùlù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lùlù
    • Wade–Giles: lu⁴-lu⁴
    • Yale: lù-lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luhluh
    • Palladius: лулу (lulu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 碌碌 轆轆／辘辘 陸路／陆路

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: luk¹ luk¹
    • Yale: lūk lūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁷ luk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug¹ lug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 碌碌 轆轆／辘辘

Adjective

轆轆

1. rumbling (producing sound of wheels rolling, e.g. of chariots)
2. rumbling (producing abdominal sound when hungry; borborygmi)
3. rolling; wheeling; turning

Derived terms

• 枵腸轆轆／枵肠辘辘
• 轆轆遠聽／辘辘远听
• 飢腸轆轆／饥肠辘辘 (jīchánglùlù)

 

Noun

轆轆

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 轆轤／辘轳 (lùlú, “well pulley”)