murmur to oneself(nán nán zì yǔ)

murmur to oneself

Mumbling, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin n á NN á NZ ì y ǔ, means to speak to yourself in a low voice. From the complete biography of eight immortals.

Idiom explanation

Murmur: whisper to yourself.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 84 of the complete biography of the eight immortals by Taoist Wugou in the Qing Dynasty: "when Zhiyuan heard this, he chuckled and murmured to himself," save the soldiers, only the dogs bite the guests. "

Analysis of Idioms

Self talk

Idiom usage

It's formal; it's predicate and adverbial; it's adjective. He was alone there muttering to himself. Lu Yao's ordinary world, Vol.5, Chapter 26: "his head has been on the cold glass of his desk. In his confusion, he even mumbles to himself absurdly:" my superior! " He murmured to himself: "strange, it seems that Beijing is getting farther and farther after all these years."

Chinese PinYin : nán nán zì yǔ