attention-grabbing noisemaker
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a sounding device used to attract customers
neutralTraditionally used by itinerant vendors and tradespeople in street markets to announce their presence and services without shouting. Can refer to items like clappers, bells, or small horns. The term carries a traditional, somewhat historical feel.
Guò过
qù去
，
mó磨
dāo刀
shī师
fu傅
zǒu走
jiē街
chuàn串
xiàng巷
shí时
huì会
yáo摇
zhe着
huàn唤
tou头
。
In the past, knife sharpeners would shake their noisemakers while walking through streets and alleys.
Tā他
shōu收
jí集
le了
hěn很
duō多
jiù旧
shí时
de的
huàn唤
tou头
，
bǐ比
rú如
lǐ理
fà发
jiàng匠
yòng用
de的
yīn音
chā叉
。
He has collected many old attention-grabbing devices, such as the tuning forks used by barbers.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhú竹
zhì制
de的
huàn唤
tou头
shēng声
yīn音
qīng清
cuì脆
，
néng能
chuán传
hěn很
yuǎn远
。
This bamboo noisemaker produces a crisp sound that can travel a long distance.
Tīng听
dào到
shú熟
xī悉
de的
huàn唤
tou头
shēng声
，
jū居
mín民
men们
jiù就
zhī知
dào道
mài卖
huò货
láng郎
lái来
le了
。
Upon hearing the familiar sound of the noisemaker, the residents knew the traveling vendor had arrived.