harsh; noisy; grating
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
(of sound) harsh to the ear; noisy; grating
dialectUsed to describe unpleasant, loud, or irritating sounds. Marked as a dialectal term.
Gōng工
dì地
de的
zào噪
yīn音
tài太
guō聒
ěr耳
le了
，
gēn根
běn本
méi没
fǎ法
xiū休
xi息
。
The noise from the construction site is too grating; I can't rest at all.
Chuāng窗
wài外
chuán传
lái来
guō聒
ěr耳
de的
chán蝉
míng鸣
。
The grating chirping of cicadas came from outside the window.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yīn音
yuè乐
de的
diàn电
zǐ子
yīn音
xiào效
fēi非
cháng常
guō聒
ěr耳
。
The electronic sound effects in this music are very harsh to the ear.