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喃喃自语

nán nán zì yǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to mumble to oneself
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4a2890d4d657c143. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

喃喃自語 喃喃自语 [nan2 nan2 zi4 yu3] /to mumble to oneself/

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Other forms in these source records: 喃喃自語

  • 喃
    nán

    mumble in repetition

  • 喃
    nán

    mumble in repetition

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 语
    yǔ

    dialect / language / speech

    yù

    (literary) to tell / to let (sb) know

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.