sound of fish splashing in water
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesonomatopoeia
splish-splash; plop; sound of a fish leaping in water
literaryA literary or descriptive onomatopoeia, often used in classical or poetic contexts to evoke the crisp, sudden sound of a fish breaking the water surface.
Yè夜
shēn深
rén人
jìng静
，
zhǐ只
tīng听
jiàn见
chí池
zhōng中
yú鱼
ér儿
pō泼
là剌
yī一
shēng声
。
In the deep quiet of the night, only the splash of a fish in the pond could be heard.
Chuán船
jiǎng桨
yī一
huá划
，
jīng惊
qǐ起
jǐ几
tiáo条
yú鱼
，
pō泼
là剌
pō泼
là剌
de地
sì四
sàn散
yóu游
kāi开
。
With a stroke of the oar, several startled fish splashed away in all directions.
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Yuè月
guāng光
xià下
de的
hú湖
miàn面
，
ǒu偶
ěr尔
chuán传
lái来
pō泼
là剌
de的
shēng声
xiǎng响
。
On the moonlit lake surface, occasional splashing sounds could be heard.