dí gu

嘀咕 (dí gu) is a Chinese word meaning “to mutter; to feel apprehensive”.

Meanings

  1. 1to mutter
  2. 2to feel apprehensive

Characters in 嘀咕

嘀dī · (onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc咕gū · (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

Related words

咕(onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc咕噜(onom.) to rumble (of a stomach)嘀(onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc嘀used in 嘀咕[di2 gu5]咕哝to murmur嘀嗒(onom.) tick tock叽里咕噜see 嘰哩咕嚕|叽哩咕噜[ji1 li5 gu1 lu1]咕咚splash咕唧to whisper犯嘀咕to hesitate黑咕隆咚pitch-black乱咕攘to disturb (dialect)

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