xiāo

哓哓

Word · OnomatopoeiaTraditional嘵

sound of arguing; frightened bird cries

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

sound of arguing or debating noisily; incessant chatter

literary

Commonly used in the literary phrase 哓哓不休.

Tā他
men们
wèi为
le了
zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
xiāo哓
xiāo哓
bù不
xiū休
 。

They argued endlessly over such a trivial matter.

Zhòng众
kǒu口
xiāo哓
xiāo哓
 ，
nán难
yǐ以
biàn辩
bó驳
 。

With everyone talking noisily all at once, it was hard to argue back.

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Xué学
shù术
jiè界
duì对
cǐ此
wèn问
tí题
xiāo哓
xiāo哓
zhēng争
lùn论
le了
shù数
shí十
nián年
 。

Academic circles have debated this issue noisily for decades.

2.

onomatopoeia

cry of birds when frightened

literary

Literary usage describing the sharp calls of birds in distress.

Shù树
shàng上
niǎo鸟
qún群
xiāo哓
xiāo哓
ér而
míng鸣
 ，
sì似
shòu受
jīng惊
rǎo扰
 。

The flock of birds in the tree cried out sharply, seeming to be disturbed.

Lóng笼
zhōng中
niǎo鸟
xiāo哓
xiāo哓
bù不
zhǐ止
 。

The caged bird chirped incessantly with distress.