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Word · Noun · OnomatopoeiaTraditional喇

trumpet; lama

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

trumpet; horn; loudspeaker

Most commonly used in the compound word 喇叭 (lǎ ba).

Tā他
chuī吹
xiǎng响
le了
xiǎo小
lǎ喇
ba叭
 。

He played the trumpet.

Qì汽
chē车
lǎ喇
ba叭
shēng声
tài太
chǎo吵
le了
 。

The sound of car horns is too noisy.

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Qǐng请
bǎ把
guǎng广
bō播
lǎ喇
ba叭
dǎ打
kāi开
 。

Please turn on the loudspeaker.

2.

noun

lama (Tibetan Buddhist monk)

A transliteration used specifically in 喇嘛 (lǎ ma).

Tā他
zài在
Xī西
zàng藏
bài拜
fǎng访
le了
yī一
wèi位
lǎ喇
ma嘛
 。

He visited a lama in Tibet.

Dá达
lái赖
lǎ喇
ma嘛
shì是
Zàng藏
chuán传
Fó佛
jiào教
de的
zhòng重
yào要
rén人
wù物
 。

The Dalai Lama is an important figure in Tibetan Buddhism.

3.

onomatopoeia

sound of a trumpet or horn

Often used as an element in onomatopoeic words like 呼喇 (hū lǎ).

Fēng风
hū呼
lǎ喇
hū呼
lǎ喇
de地
chuī吹
zhe着
 。

The wind was blowing with a whooshing sound.