粵

咕gu4嚕lu4

simp咕噜
gu4 lu4gu4 lut4gu4 !luuk4gū lu

English

  1. (onom.) to rumble (of a stomach)
  2. to coo (of a dove)
  3. rumbling
  4. noisy drinking sound
  5. glug glug glug; the sound of drinking quickly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 飲嘢嘅擬聲詞

Examples

  • 我醉酒嘅爸爸低聲咕嚕咗一陣,但好快佢就開始皺晒皮,可能係因為佢眼瞓。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 「 ... 我唔係畀人追緊。」我一咕嚕噉講,角落屋嘅閘燈就熄咗。啲雨越嚟越大 .

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 咕噜!这食物太好吃了,但我担心它会很贵。

    Gulp! The food is delicious, but I'm afraid of how expensive it's going to be.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 杯水放低冇耐,個細路仔就咕嚕咕嚕噉飲晒,佢一定係好頸渴。

    The child gulped down the water once the cup was put on the table. She must have been very thirsty.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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