tēng
鼟
onomatopoeia for drum beats
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesonomatopoeia
onomatopoeia for the sound of drums beating; thump; boom
literaryOften used in literary contexts or reduplicated as 鼟鼟. Describes a deep, resonant drum sound.
Yuǎn远
chù处
chuán传
lái来
tēng鼟
tēng鼟
de的
zhàn战
gǔ鼓
shēng声
。
The sound of war drums beating heavily came from afar.
Tēng鼟
de的
yī一
shēng声
，
dà大
gǔ鼓
qiāo敲
xiǎng响
le了
。
With a deep boom, the large drum began to sound.
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Gǔ鼓
shēng声
tēng鼟
tēng鼟
，
zhèn震
dòng动
shān山
gǔ谷
。
The drums beat loudly, shaking the valley.