guā
呱呱
sound of ducks, frogs
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesonomatopoeia
sound of quacking or croaking; loud animal cry
neutralUsed for animals such as ducks and frogs. It's the more common modern reading and often reduplicated as 呱呱 (guā guā).
Chí池
táng塘
lǐ里
de的
qīng青
wā蛙
guā呱
guā呱
de地
jiào叫
gè个
bù不
tíng停
。
The frogs in the pond croaked incessantly.
Yī一
qún群
yā鸭
zi子
guā呱
guā呱
jiào叫
zhe着
yóu游
guò过
hé河
miàn面
。
A group of ducks swam across the river, quacking loudly.
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Xià夏
tiān天
yè夜
wǎn晚
，
chuāng窗
wài外
chuán传
lái来
zhèn阵
zhèn阵
guā呱
guā呱
shēng声
。
On summer nights, the sound of croaking came from outside the window.