呱呱
Chinese edit
crying sound of child | crying sound of child | ||
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trad. (呱呱) | 呱 | 呱 | |
simp. #(呱呱) | 呱 | 呱 |
Pronunciation 1 edit
Adverb edit
呱呱
- (onomatopoeia, literary) for the cry of a baby
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Noun edit
呱呱
Pronunciation 2 edit
Adverb edit
呱呱
- (onomatopoeia) for sound of frogs, ducks, etc.: quack; croak; caw
- (onomatopoeia, literary) for crying, wailing or shouting
- (onomatopoeia, literary) for gulping water
- (onomatopoeia, literary) for talking fluently
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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呱 | 呱 |
こ Hyōgaiji |
こ Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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呱々 |
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
- (onomatopoeia) representation of a baby's cry, especially the cry of a newborn baby
- 呱呱の声をあげる
- koko no koe o ageru
- to give a newborn's cry; to be born
- 呱呱の声をあげる
References edit
- Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese), Shōgakukan, 2000-2002