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

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

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

Derived terms

呢喃細語／呢喃细语

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