Definition
喃 is a character that rarely stands alone in modern Chinese; it most commonly appears in the reduplicated form 喃喃 (nán nán), meaning 'to murmur, to mutter' — a soft, repetitive, often indistinct speech pattern (e.g., 喃喃自语 'mutter to oneself'). When used singly, it carries the same sense of low, continuous mumbling.
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(used in 喃喃) to murmurto mutter
Examples
- ，。Tā dīshēng nánnán le yí jù, méi rén tīng qīng.He muttered a sentence in a low voice, and no one heard it clearly.
- ，。Tā zuò zài chuāng qián, zuǐ lǐ bù tíng de nánnán zhe.She sat by the window, mumbling continuously under her breath.
- ，。Lǎorén nánnán le jǐ shēng, yòu chénmò le.The old man muttered a few times and then fell silent again.
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