sound of dripping
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesonomatopoeia
the sound of dripping liquid
literaryOften describes the sound of water, especially rain, dripping continuously in small drops.
Yè夜
shēn深
le了
，
zhǐ只
tīng听
jiàn见
wū屋
yán檐
yǔ雨
shuǐ水
dī滴
lì沥
de的
shēng声
yīn音
。
Late at night, only the sound of rain dripping from the eaves could be heard.
Shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
，
zhōng钟
rǔ乳
shí石
shàng上
de的
shuǐ水
bù不
tíng停
de地
dī滴
lì沥
zhe着
。
Inside the cave, water dripped continuously from the stalactites.
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Gāng刚
xià下
guò过
yǔ雨
，
shù树
yè叶
shàng上
de的
shuǐ水
zhū珠
hái还
zài在
dī滴
lì沥
dī滴
lì沥
de地
wǎng往
xià下
diào掉
。
It had just rained, and the water droplets on the leaves were still dripping down.