啰 luō long-winded
long-winded; verbose
怎么记住“啰”: 口 mouth + 罗 bird net = long-winded. The bird watcher never closes his mouth as he explains his bird net, and after an hour the tourists find him long-winded.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
啰 = 口 mouth + 罗 bird net
- 口 mouth meaning
- 罗 bird net sound
The bird watcher never closes his mouth as he explains his bird net, and after an hour the tourists find him long-winded.
How it came to be
The mouth gives the meaning and the bird net the sound.
用法
- Lives in 啰唆 / 啰嗦 (luōsuo, long-winded, naggy): 他说话太啰唆 (tā shuōhuà tài luōsuo) he talks in circles.
- Also a sentence-final particle 啰 (luo) marking obviousness or a light tone, common in southern speech.