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罗罗 (luó luó) — (historical, pejorative) former name for the Yi ethnic group; (literary) scattered, in a disorderly way

Definition

罗罗 is a literary word meaning 'scattered, in a disorderly way' (often reduplicated as 罗罗地). It is also a historical, now-pejorative former name for the Yi ethnic group and should not be used to refer to people.

bound form
(historical, pejorative) former name for the Yi ethnic group(literary) scatteredin a disorderly way

Examples

  • 罗罗彝，。
    Lì shǐ shàng céng yòng luó luó chēng hu yí zú, xiàn zài yǐ bú yòng.
    Historically, (Luoluo) was used to refer to the Yi people, but it is no longer used.
  • 罗罗。
    Luò yè luó luó dì pù zài dì shàng.
    Fallen leaves lay scattered on the ground.
  • 罗罗，。
    Tā shuō huà luó luó dì, tīng bù chū zhòng diǎn.
    He spoke in a scattered way, making it hard to grasp the point.

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