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呢喃

ní nán

2-character word

What 呢喃 means

1. onomatopoeiatwittering of birds
2. whispering
3. murmuring

The characters in 呢喃

• 呢ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context…
• 喃nánmumble in repetition

Example sentences

• 羞怯的男孩呢喃地说出自己的名字。
  The shy boy murmured his name.

Words starting with 呢喃

• 呢喃细语ní nán xì yǔwhispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring