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  gu1   jyutping
  gu1   pinyin
[1] [v] mumble; mutter; murmur
[2] [n] coo (of pigeons); cluck (of hens)

is used mainly as an onomatopoeia or in transliteration of a foreign sound, often requiring a tone change.
Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 4134 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Oct 2013 02:30

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detail  gu1 seon6*2   = cushion; pad; mat
detail  gu4 gu4*2 seng1   = angry; seething
detail  gu1 lou1  gu1 lu1 = the sound of a rumbling belly; an onomatopoeic; "sweet and sour"
detail  gi1 gu1  ji1 gu0 = to talk in a low voice; whisper; mutter; to drip (of liquid)
detail  gu4 gu1   = babbling sound; cuckoo
detail  gu4 gu1 zung1   = cuckoo clock
detail  gi1 li1 gu1 lu1  ji1 li5 gu1 lu1 = sound of a foreign language; talk in an indistinct manner, jibber jabber
detail  sei2 gu1*4 gu1*4   = dull, inflexible
detail  gu1 lei1   = coolie; manual labourers
detail  guk1 gu2   = cocoa
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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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