罗罗 (luō) — (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
    Lì shǐ shàng céng yòng luō 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 luō dì pù zài dì shàng.
    Fallen leaves lay scattered on the ground.
  • 罗罗
    Tā shuō huà luō dì, tīng bù chū zhòng diǎn.
    He spoke in a scattered way, making it hard to grasp the point.

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