嘰咕

See also: 叽咕

Chinese

		grumble	an onomatopoeia
trad. (嘰咕)		嘰	咕
simp. (叽咕)		叽	咕
alternative forms		唧咕
anagram		咕嘰／咕叽

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīgu, jīgū

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ˙ㄍㄨ, ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gi¹ gu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīgu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ˙ㄍㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jigů
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-ku⁵
    • Yale: jī-gu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji.gu
    • Palladius: цзигу (czigu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ g̊u²/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīgū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jigu
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-ku¹
    • Yale: jī-gū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jigu
    • Palladius: цзигу (czigu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gi¹ gu¹
    • Yale: gī gū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gi¹ gu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gi¹ gu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiː⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/

Verb

嘰咕

1. to talk in a low voice; to whisper
2. to mutter; to mumble
3. to grumble; to mumble complaints
4. (of liquid) to drip; to squelch

Synonyms

• 咕嘰／咕叽 (gūji)