喳
servant's response; chirping
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesinterjection
yes; at your service
archaicThis is an archaic or literary term used to indicate a servant's affirmative response to a master, similar to 'Yes, sir' or 'At your service'.
Yes, this servant will do it right away.
Hearing the master's orders, he hurriedly answered: 'Yes!'
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Yes, the humble one understands.
The servant lowered his head, said 'Yes', and withdrew.
When the Empress Dowager asked a question, the maid knelt and answered: 'Yes.'
onomatopoeia
chirping; twittering
Used to imitate the chirping sound of birds, such as magpies or sparrows.
The magpies are chirping in the tree.
In the early morning, the chirping of little birds came from outside the window.
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That sparrow chirped as it flew away.
A kind of chirping sound came from the grass.
A group of little birds chirped ceaselessly under the eaves.