# 嘟嚕
## Chinese
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dūlu
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨ ˙ㄌㄨ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): dou$^1$ lou$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): dueh$^4$ lu$^1$ / dueh$^4$ liou$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dūlu
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄨ ˙ㄌㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dulů
*** Wade–Giles: tu$^1$-lu$^5$
*** Yale: dū-lu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: du.lu
*** Palladius: дулу (dulu)
*** Sinological IPA : /tu⁵⁵ lu²/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dou$^1$ lou$^1$
*** Yale: dōu lōu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dou$^1$ lou$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dou$^1$ lou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tou̯⁵⁵ lou̯⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: dueh$^4$ lu$^1$ / dueh$^4$ liou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /tuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ lu¹¹/, /tuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ liəu¹¹/

#### Verb

嘟嚕
* to hang down in a bunch; to droop

##### Synonyms

* 下垂 (xiàchuí)
* 塌 (tā)
* 拖 (tuō)
* 耷拉 (dāla) (colloquial)

#### Classifier

嘟嚕
* Classifier for a bunch or cluster of things.
    一嘟嚕葡萄／一嘟噜葡萄 ― yī dūlu pútáo ― a bunch of grapes
    一嘟嚕鑰匙／一嘟噜钥匙 ― yī dūlu yàoshi ― a bunch of keys

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 串, 掛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 嘟嚕, 串兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 串 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 嘟嚕 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 嘟嚕 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 串兒, 抓兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 抓, 串 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 掛, 串 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 掛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 掛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 抽, 藭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 抽 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 杛 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 掛 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 串, 叉 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 嘟嚕 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 掛, 串 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 掛 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 捾 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 捾 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 捾 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 球 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 球, 串 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 球 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 串 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 串 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 串 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 掛, 梂 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 絡, 抓 |

### Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dūlu
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨ ˙ㄌㄨ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): dou$^1$ lou$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): dueh$^4$ lu$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dūlu
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄨ ˙ㄌㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dulů
*** Wade–Giles: tu$^1$-lu$^5$
*** Yale: dū-lu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: du.lu
*** Palladius: дулу (dulu)
*** Sinological IPA : /tu⁵⁵ lu²/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dūlur
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄨ ˙ㄌㄨㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dulůr
*** Wade–Giles: tu$^1$-lu$^5$-ʼrh
*** Yale: dū-lur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: du.lul
*** Palladius: дулур (dulur)
*** Sinological IPA : /tu⁵⁵ luɻʷ²/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dou$^1$ lou$^1$
*** Yale: dōu lōu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dou$^1$ lou$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dou$^1$ lou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tou̯⁵⁵ lou̯⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: dueh$^4$ lu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /tuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ lu¹¹/

#### Noun

嘟嚕
* trill
    打嘟嚕／打嘟噜 ― dǎ dūlu ― to pronounce with a trill; to roll