onomatopoeia for fluttering sound
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesonomatopoeia
fluttering; rustling (sound of wings)
Typically reduplicated as '扑棱扑棱' (pū lēng pū lēng) to mimic a continuous or repeated fluttering sound. Primarily used for birds or insects.
Pū扑
lēng棱
yī一
shēng声
，
yī一
zhī只
má麻
què雀
cóng从
cǎo草
cóng丛
lǐ里
fēi飞
le了
chū出
lái来
。
With a flutter, a sparrow flew out from the grass.
Yè夜
shēn深
le了
，
zhǐ只
tīng听
jiàn见
gē鸽
zi子
zài在
wū屋
dǐng顶
pū扑
lēng棱
pū扑
lēng棱
dì地
fēi飞
。
It was late at night, and all that could be heard was the pigeons fluttering on the roof.
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Nà那
zhī只
shòu受
shāng伤
de的
xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
pū扑
lēng棱
le了
jǐ几
xià下
chì翅
bǎng膀
，
méi没
néng能
fēi飞
qǐ起
lái来
。
The injured little bird fluttered its wings a few times but couldn't take off.