嘀咕

Chinese

simp. and trad. (嘀咕)		嘀	咕

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dígu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˊ ˙ㄍㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dígu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˊ ˙ㄍㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dígů
    • Wade–Giles: ti²-ku⁵
    • Yale: dí-gu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dyi.gu
    • Palladius: дигу (digu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti³⁵ g̊u³/

Verb

嘀咕

1. to speak quietly

   你們嘀咕什麼呢？也告訴我聽聽？ [MSC, trad.]
   你们嘀咕什么呢？也告诉我听听？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐmen dígu shénme ne? Yě gàosu wǒ tīngting? [Pinyin]

   What are you people muttering about? How about telling me as well?

2. Used in set phrases that have the meaning "to feel uncertain; to feel uncertain uneasily".

   這事兒行不行啊？我心裡直犯嘀咕。 [MSC, trad.]
   这事儿行不行啊？我心里直犯嘀咕。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèi shìr xíng bù xíng a? Wǒ xīnlǐ zhí fàn dígu. [Pinyin]

   Will this thing work out? My heart keeps on being dubious and uneasy.

Synonyms

• (to speak quietly): (dialectal) 打喳喳 (dǎ chācha)

Hyponyms

• (to speak quietly): 耳語／耳语 (ěryǔ)

Derived terms

• 嘀嘀咕咕
• 心中嘀咕
• 心裡嘀咕 / 心里嘀咕
• 犯嘀咕 (fàndígu)