twitter; chirp; warble
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesonomatopoeia
twittering; chirping; warbling (sound of birds)
literaryA literary term (书面语) used to describe the melodious chirping of birds, especially in poetry or elegant prose. The first character 啁 also has an alternative reading zhāo (as in 啁哳 zhāozhā, describing chaotic twittering).
Qīng清
chén晨
，
lín林
jiān间
de的
zhōu啁
jiū啾
shēng声
bǎ把
wǒ我
huàn唤
xǐng醒
。
In the early morning, the twittering in the forest woke me up.
Chuāng窗
wài外
chuán传
lái来
xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
zhōu啁
jiū啾
de的
shēng声
yīn音
，
shí十
fēn分
yuè悦
ěr耳
。
The sound of little birds chirping came from outside the window, very pleasant to the ear.
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Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
miáo描
xiě写
le了
chūn春
tiān天
niǎo鸟
ér儿
zhōu啁
jiū啾
de的
huān欢
lè乐
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
This poem describes the joyful scene of birds chirping in spring.
Qún群
niǎo鸟
zhōu啁
jiū啾
，
fǎng仿
fú佛
zài在
yǎn演
zòu奏
yī一
qǔ曲
zì自
rán然
de的
jiāo交
xiǎng响
yuè乐
。
The flock of birds twittered, as if performing a symphony of nature.