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囉嗦

囉嗦

See also: 啰嗦

Chinese

		subordinate in a gang of bandits; fussy; talkative	suck
trad. (囉嗦)		囉	嗦
simp. (啰嗦)		啰	嗦
alt. forms		囉唆／啰唆羅唆／罗唆囉囌

Adjective

囉嗦

long-winded
involving a hassle; troublesome

Verb

囉嗦

to talk endlessly; to go on and on

Derived terms

囉哩囉嗦／啰哩啰嗦 (luōliluōsuō)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): luōsuo

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛㄙㄨㄛ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): lo¹ so¹
Min Nan (POJ): lô-so / lo-so / lō-so

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: luōsuo
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛㄙㄨㄛ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhuo.suo
  - IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lo¹ so¹
  - Yale: lō sō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lo¹ so¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔː⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô-so
  - Tâi-lô: lô-so
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loisoy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɤ²⁴⁻²² sɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɤ¹³⁻²² sɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lo²⁴⁻¹¹ so⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ²³⁻³³ sɤ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo-so
  - Tâi-lô: lo-so
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loisoy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɤ³³ sɤ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lo⁴⁴⁻³³ so⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ sɤ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lō-so
  - Tâi-lô: lō-so
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loixsoy
  - IPA (Taipei): /lo³³⁻¹¹ so⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ³³⁻²¹ sɤ⁴⁴/