clattering of wood
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesonomatopoeia
clattering; thumping; rattling (sound of wood hitting wood)
literaryAn archaic/literary onomatopoeia specifically for the sound produced when pieces of wood strike each other. Often reduplicated (㮯㮯).
Yè夜
shēn深
rén人
jìng静
，
zhǐ只
tīng听
yuǎn远
chù处
chuán传
lái来
lánɡ㮯
lánɡ㮯
de的
fá伐
mù木
shēng声
。
In the dead of night, only the distant clattering sound of woodcutting could be heard.
Gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
mù木
mén门
zài在
fēng风
zhōnɡ中
lánɡ㮯
lánɡ㮯
zuò作
xiǎnɡ响
。
The ancient wooden door clattered in the wind.
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Gōnɡ工
rén人
men们
bān搬
yùn运
mù木
liào料
，
fā发
chū出
lánɡ㮯
lánɡ㮯
de的
zhuànɡ撞
jī击
shēnɡ声
。
The workers moved the lumber, producing a clattering thumping sound.