喃 nán
noun
: mumble in repetition
Kun Reading
喃 | のう nou
interjection
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Archaism) excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Archaism) right?; don’t you agree?
On Reading
なん nan
Usage:
喃語 | なんご nango: lover’s whispers; sweet nothings; whispered intimacies
喃喃 nan2nan2: (onom.) to mutter; to mumble; to murmur
喃字 nan2zi4: Vietnam characters (like Chinese characters but native to Vietnam)
呢喃 ni2nan2: (onom.) twittering of birds; whispering; murmuring
喃語 | なんご nango: lover’s whispers; sweet nothings; whispered intimacies
: baby babble; goo-goo; gaga
Japanese expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
喋々喃々 | ちょうちょうなんなん chouchou nannan
: (archaism) (yoji) billing and cooing; holding an intimate, long-winded conversation in whispers
Chinese chengyu 成語 | idiom
呢喃細語 [呢喃细语] ni2 nan2 xi4 yu3
: whispering in a low voice; murmuring
Etymology:
象形 Pictographic.
口 (kou3: mouth radical 30),
南 (nan2: south) suggest the meaning while
干 (gan4: oppose; dried) provides the sound.
象形 Pictographic.
口 (kou3: mouth radical 30),
南 (nan2: south) suggest the meaning while
干 (gan4: oppose; dried) provides the sound.
Semantic:
諵 nan2: mutter; mumble in repetition
Historical variant:
嫐 nao3: frolic; flirt with; to tease
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
