chattering; giggling; cacophony of voices
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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sound of chattering, giggling, or noisy talking
informalAlso written as 唧唧嘎嘎。Typically describes the overlapping, lively, and slightly chaotic sound of multiple people talking, laughing, or making noise together.
Wū屋
lǐ里
chuán传
lái来
nǚ女
hái孩
zi子
men们
jī叽
ji叽
gā嘎
gā嘎
de的
shuō说
xiào笑
shēng声
。
The sound of girls chattering and giggling came from the room.
Xué学
sheng生
men们
zài在
cāo操
chǎng场
shàng上
jī叽
ji叽
gā嘎
gā嘎
de地
dǎ打
nào闹
zhe着
。
The students were noisily roughhousing on the playground.
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Bié别
jī叽
ji叽
gā嘎
gā嘎
de的
，
ān安
jìng静
yī一
diǎn点
！
Stop all that chattering and be quiet!
Yuǎn远
chù处
，
yā鸭
qún群
fā发
chū出
jī叽
ji叽
gā嘎
gā嘎
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
。
In the distance, the flock of ducks made quacking and squawking noises.