guō

蝈

Character · NounTraditional蟈

katydid; bush cricket

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Meanings

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1.

noun

katydid; bush cricket

Commonly used in the reduplicated form 蝈蝈 (guōguo). This insect is traditionally kept as a pet in China inside woven cages for its chirping song.

Xià夏
tiān天
dào到
le了
 ,
tián田
yě野
lǐ里
dào到
chù处
dōu都
shì是
guō蝈
guo蝈
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
 。

Summer has arrived, and the fields are filled with the chirping of katydids.

Tā他
mǎi买
le了
yī一
gè个
zhú竹
lóng笼
lái来
yǎng养
guō蝈
guo蝈
 。

He bought a bamboo cage to keep a pet katydid.

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Zhè这
zhī只
guō蝈
guo蝈
jiào叫
de得
zhēn真
hǎo好
tīng听
 。

This katydid is chirping beautifully.