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叽里咕噜
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叽里咕噜

叽里咕噜 — “To mumble”

叽里咕噜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to mumble”. To gabble; to speak indistinctly or unintelligibly.

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叽里咕噜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

叽里咕噜 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
叽
jī5whispering or chirping sound
里
li7inside, village, unit of length
咕
gū8coo or murmur sound
噜
lū15garrulous or fussy

Example Sentence with 叽里咕噜

他说话总是叽里咕噜的,让人很难听清楚。
He always mumbles when he speaks, making it hard for people to understand clearly.

Idioms Related to 叽里咕噜

Synonyms of 叽里咕噜

  • jī叽li哩gū咕lū噜mumbling indistinctly

More idioms starting with 叽

  • jī叽ji叽gū咕gū咕whisper face to face
  • jī叽jī叽zhā喳zhā喳chirping and chattering noisily

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Questions about 叽里咕噜

What does 叽里咕噜 mean?

叽里咕噜 (jī li gū lū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to mumble”.

How do you pronounce 叽里咕噜?

叽里咕噜 is pronounced jī li gū lū in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 叽里咕噜?

形容说话别人听不清或不明白

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