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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
嘀咕 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
嘀咕 =
ㄉㄧˊ ˙ㄍㄨ · dígu
verb — to mutter under one's breath; to fret or wonder uneasily to oneself

字源 FORM — what the parts do

mouth + low murmur (嘀)
mouth + low rumbling sound (咕), read lightgu
嘀咕,嘀咕的嘀,嘀咕的咕。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

兩張嘴(口、口)湊在一起,低低地噥——說的什麼聽不清。
Two mouths (口, 口) close together, a low murmur — and you can't make out a word of it.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
嘟囔dūnangto mumble — the same under-the-breath mutteringgūnongto grumble low — shares the rumbling