fèi
吠
dog bark
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to bark; to bay (of dogs)
literaryMost commonly used to describe the barking of dogs, also used for other animals or metaphorical loud shouting.
Shēn深
yè夜
lǐ里
，
xiǎo小
xiàng巷
lǐ里
chuán传
lái来
le了
kuáng狂
fèi吠
de的
gǒu狗
jiào叫
shēng声
。
In the dead of night, the sound of a barking dog came from the alley.
Cūn村
kǒu口
de的
kān看
jiā家
gǒu狗
duì对
zhe着
mò陌
shēng生
rén人
kuáng狂
fèi吠
bù不
zhǐ止
。
The village guard dog barked nonstop at the stranger.
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Jī鸡
míng鸣
quǎn犬
fèi吠
shì是
xiāng乡
cūn村
qīng清
chén晨
zuì最
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
shēng声
yīn音
。
Cock crowing and dog barking are the most common sounds in a rural morning.
Lù路
guò过
de的
yě野
gǒu狗
chōng冲
zhe着
lù路
rén人
fèi吠
le了
liǎng两
shēng声
。
A passing stray dog barked twice at the passersby.
Tīng听
dào到
mén门
wài外
de的
fèi吠
shēng声
，
zhǔ主
rén人
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
qǐ起
shēn身
chá查
kàn看
。
Hearing the barking outside the door, the owner quickly got up to check.
verb
to shout loudly; to clamor
literaryMetaphorical usage, used to describe people shouting loudly in a noisy or aggressive way.
Tái台
xià下
de的
guān观
zhòng众
duì对
zhe着
zhǔ主
chí持
rén人
fèi吠
jiào叫
qǐ起
hòng哄
。
The audience offstage shouted and booed at the host.
Wǎng网
luò络
shàng上
cháng常
yǒu有
wǎng网
yǒu友
wèi为
le了
xiǎo小
shì事
hù互
xiāng相
fèi吠
mà骂
。
Online, netizens often shout and curse at each other over trivial matters.