snoring sound; slurping noise
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Meanings
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describes the sound of snoring or slurping liquid food
Often reduplicated as 呼噜呼噜 to emphasize the continuous nature of the sound. Used to describe rattling breathing, snoring, or loud slurping.
Tā他
qì气
guǎn管
yán炎
fàn犯
le了
，
sǎng嗓
zi子
lǐ里
hū呼
lū噜
hū呼
lū噜
lǎo老
xiǎng响
。
His bronchitis flared up, and his throat kept making rattling noises.
Tā他
hū呼
lū噜
hū呼
lū噜
de地
hē喝
zhe着
rè热
zhōu粥
。
He slurped the hot porridge noisily.
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Lǎo老
rén人
hū呼
xī吸
hěn很
zhòng重
，
xiōng胸
kǒu口
hū呼
lū噜
hū呼
lū噜
de的
。
The old man was breathing heavily with a rattling sound in his chest.