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呢喃
nínán
Description
"呢喃"是一个比较文雅的词，用来形容说话声音很小、很轻，就像小声地说悄悄话。
"呢喃" is a refined word used to describe speaking in a very soft, quiet voice, like whispering.
它也常用来形容燕子等小鸟发出的轻柔叫声。
It is also often used to describe the gentle sounds made by small birds like swallows.
Meanings
呢喃nínán
to whisper; to murmur softly
他在她耳边轻轻呢喃。
He whispered softly in her ear.
呢喃nínán
soft twittering sound of birds
清晨传来燕子的呢喃。
The chirping of swallows came in the early morning.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
literary and gentle; softer and more poetic than the everyday 小声说.
- Etymology
onomatopoeic compound, both characters carry the mouth radical 口.
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