"嘀咕" meaning in All languages combined

See 嘀咕 on Wiktionary

Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /ti³⁵ g̊u³/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ti³⁵ g̊u³/ Chinese transliterations: dígu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄧˊ ˙ㄍㄨ [Mandarin, bopomofo], dígu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], dígů [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ti²-ku⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dí-gu [Mandarin, Yale], dyi.gu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], дигу [Mandarin, Palladius], digu [Mandarin, Palladius]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 嘀咕
  1. to speak quietly Synonyms (to speak quietly): 打喳喳 (dǎ chācha) [dialectal] Hyponyms (to speak quietly): 耳語 (ěryǔ), 耳语 (ěryǔ)
    Sense id: en-嘀咕-zh-verb-ui4li3mt Disambiguation of 'to speak quietly': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'to speak quietly': 100 0
  2. Used in set phrases that have the meaning "to feel uncertain; to feel uncertain uneasily". Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-嘀咕-zh-verb-gJ~Da9u8 Disambiguation of Talking: 9 91 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 嘀嘀咕咕, 心中嘀咕, 心裡嘀咕, 心里嘀咕, 犯嘀咕 (fàndígu)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        {
          "english": "What are you people muttering about? How about telling me as well?",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Nǐmen dígu shénme ne? Yě gàosu wǒ tīngting?",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "你們嘀咕什麼呢?也告訴我聽聽?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "What are you people muttering about? How about telling me as well?",
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            "MSC",
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          ],
          "roman": "Nǐmen dígu shénme ne? Yě gàosu wǒ tīngting?",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "你们嘀咕什么呢?也告诉我听听?",
          "type": "example"
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          "sense": "to speak quietly",
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          "sense": "to speak quietly",
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          "english": "Will this thing work out? My heart keeps on being dubious and uneasy.",
          "raw_tags": [
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            "Traditional Chinese"
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          "roman": "Zhèi shìr xíng bù xíng a? Wǒ xīnlǐ zhí fàn dígu.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
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          "text": "這事兒行不行啊?我心裡直犯嘀咕。",
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          "english": "Will this thing work out? My heart keeps on being dubious and uneasy.",
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            "Simplified Chinese"
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          "roman": "Zhèi shìr xíng bù xíng a? Wǒ xīnlǐ zhí fàn dígu.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "这事儿行不行啊?我心里直犯嘀咕。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used in set phrases that have the meaning \"to feel uncertain; to feel uncertain uneasily\"."
      ],
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          "uncertain",
          "uncertain#English"
        ],
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          "uneasily",
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        ]
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dígu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄧˊ ˙ㄍㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dígu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dígů"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ti²-ku⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dí-gu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dyi.gu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дигу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "digu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ti³⁵ g̊u³/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "ipa": "/ti³⁵ g̊u³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "嘀咕"
}
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      "word": "嘀嘀咕咕"
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    {
      "word": "心中嘀咕"
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    {
      "word": "心裡嘀咕"
    },
    {
      "word": "心里嘀咕"
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      "roman": "fàndígu",
      "word": "犯嘀咕"
    }
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      "sense": "to speak quietly",
      "word": "耳語"
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      "roman": "ěryǔ",
      "sense": "to speak quietly",
      "word": "耳语"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "english": "What are you people muttering about? How about telling me as well?",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Nǐmen dígu shénme ne? Yě gàosu wǒ tīngting?",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "你們嘀咕什麼呢?也告訴我聽聽?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "What are you people muttering about? How about telling me as well?",
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            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Nǐmen dígu shénme ne? Yě gàosu wǒ tīngting?",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "你们嘀咕什么呢?也告诉我听听?",
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        }
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        "to speak quietly"
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          "quiet",
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        {
          "english": "Will this thing work out? My heart keeps on being dubious and uneasy.",
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            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Zhèi shìr xíng bù xíng a? Wǒ xīnlǐ zhí fàn dígu.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "這事兒行不行啊?我心裡直犯嘀咕。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Will this thing work out? My heart keeps on being dubious and uneasy.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Zhèi shìr xíng bù xíng a? Wǒ xīnlǐ zhí fàn dígu.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "这事儿行不行啊?我心里直犯嘀咕。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used in set phrases that have the meaning \"to feel uncertain; to feel uncertain uneasily\"."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "feel",
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        ],
        [
          "uncertain",
          "uncertain#English"
        ],
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          "uneasily",
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        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dígu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄧˊ ˙ㄍㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dígu"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dígů"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ti²-ku⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dí-gu"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dyi.gu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "дигу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "digu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ti³⁵ g̊u³/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ti³⁵ g̊u³/"
    }
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      "roman": "dǎ chācha",
      "sense": "to speak quietly",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "打喳喳"
    }
  ],
  "word": "嘀咕"
}

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