bōbō

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Word · OnomatopoeiaTraditional鮁

sound of a fish jumping or splashing; splash

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

the sound of a fish jumping or splashing

literary

A literary, onomatopoeic term. Often used in classical or descriptive prose to evoke imagery of water and fish.

Chí池
yú鱼
pō泼
là剌
 ，
shí时
wén闻
bō鲅
bō鲅
 。

The pond fish splashed, and one could occasionally hear the 'bō bō' sound.

Yuè月
guāng光
xià下
 ，
dàn但
jiàn见
yú鱼
yuè跃
chū出
shuǐ水
 ，
bō鲅
bō鲅
zuò作
xiǎng响
 。

In the moonlight, one could see fish leaping out of the water, making a 'bō bō' sound.

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Zhè这
nǐ拟
shēng声
cí词
 “
bō鲅
bō鲅
 ”
 ，
fǎng仿
fú佛
ràng让
rén人
tīng听
jiàn见
le了
yú鱼
er儿
xì戏
shuǐ水
de的
shēng声
yīn音
 。

The onomatopoeic word 'bō bō' almost makes one hear the sound of fish playing in the water.