哰 (láo) - verbose, talkative & unclear speech

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láo ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

俊梁

哰 · láo

verbose, talkative;

unclear speech;

also used in onomatopoeia for animal sounds or indistinct speech

verbose, talkativeunclear speechalso used in onomatopoeia for animal sounds or

Usage highlights

verbose speechunclear articulationanimal bleatingmumbling speechrambling talkindistinct pronunciation

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He spoke in a verbose and unclear manner(说话哰哰不清)
  • The lamb bleated softly(小羊哰哰叫)
  • The drunkard's speech was slurred and indistinct(醉汉哰哰叨叨)

Collocations

  • verbose speech(哰哰)
  • unclear articulation(哰哰不清)
  • animal bleating(哰哰叫)
  • mumbling speech(哰哰叨叨)
  • rambling talk(哰哰不休)
  • indistinct pronunciation(哰哰哰哰)

Idioms

  • Talking endlessly without making a point(哰哰不休)
  • Mumbling and unclear in speech(哰哰不清)
  • Rambling on and on(哰哰叨叨)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in classical Chinese and literary contexts to describe verbose or unclear speech
  • Often appears in descriptions of animal sounds, particularly sheep or goats
  • Considered a somewhat archaic character in modern usage

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