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Character · OnomatopoeiaTraditional㳒

onomatopoeia; sound of flowing water

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Meanings

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onomatopoeia

gurgling; the sound of flowing water

literary

A literary and somewhat archaic onomatopoeia, used primarily in classical or formal writing to evoke the sound of a stream, creek, or small river. Not commonly used in modern spoken language.

Shān山

jiàn涧

xī溪

shuǐ水

guó㳒

zuò作

xiǎng响

。

The stream in the mountain ravine gurgled.

Quán泉

shuǐ水

guó㳒

dì地

liú流

guò过

shí石

fèng缝

。

The spring water gurgled as it flowed through the crevices in the rocks.

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Yè夜

shēn深

rén人

jìng静

，

zhǐ只

wén闻

chuāng窗

wài外

xī溪

liú流

guó㳒

。

In the deep quiet of the night, the only sound was the gurgling of the stream outside the window.