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Chinese
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Verb
嘟嚕
- to hang down in a bunch; to droop
Synonyms
- 下垂 (xiàchuí)
- 塌 (tā)
- 拖 (tuō)
- 耷拉 (dāla) (colloquial)
Classifier
嘟嚕
- 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.)”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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串
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
|
嘟嚕, 串兒
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| Taiwan
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串
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| Harbin
|
嘟嚕
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
|
嘟嚕
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
|
串兒, 抓兒
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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抓, 串
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| Wuhan
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掛, 串
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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掛
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| Hefei
|
掛
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
|
抽, 藭
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| Hong Kong
|
抽
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| Yangjiang
|
杛
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| Gan
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Nanchang
|
掛
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| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
串, 叉
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
|
嘟嚕
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| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
掛, 串
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
掛
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
捾
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| Quanzhou
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捾
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| Zhangzhou
|
捾
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| Chaozhou
|
球
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| Shantou
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球, 串
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| Jieyang
|
球
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| Wu
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Suzhou
|
串
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| Wenzhou
|
串
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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掛, 梂
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| Shuangfeng
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絡, 抓
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Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Noun
嘟嚕
- trill
- 打嘟嚕／打嘟噜 ― dǎ dūlu ― to pronounce with a trill; to roll