guǎ

呱

Character · Verb

chat; gossip (dialectal)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to chat; to gossip

dialect

Used in the dialectal expression 拉呱儿 (là guǎr). Primarily used in northern Chinese dialects, especially in Shandong province.

Lǎo老
rén人
men们
xǐ喜
huān欢
jù聚
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
là拉
guǎr呱
 儿
 。

Old folks like to get together and chat.

Tā他
men们
zhèng正
là拉
zhe着
guǎr呱
ne儿
 呢
 。

They are chatting right now.