twittering; chirping; cacophonous
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
twittering (of birds); chirping; (of sound) discordant, grating and unpleasant to hear
literaryUsed in literary or poetic contexts, often in the compound 嘲哳. This usage is identical to 啁哳. The phrase 呕哑嘲哳 (ōu yā zhāo zhā) famously appears in Bai Juyi's poem "Song of the Pipa Player" to describe discordant music.
Ōu呕
yā哑
zhāo嘲
zhā哳
nán难
wéi为
tīng听
。
The discordant twittering was unbearable to listen to.
Lín林
zhōng中
yǒu有
niǎo鸟
zhāo嘲
zhā哳
míng鸣
。
In the forest, birds were chirping in a cacophonous chorus.
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Qí其
shēng声
zhāo嘲
zhā哳
，
bù不
kān堪
rù入
ěr耳
。
The sound was so grating that it was unbearable to the ear.