咪 (mī) — (onomatopoeia) sound used to call a cat; meow-like call
Definition
咪 (mī) is an onomatopoeic call used to attract or imitate a cat — like saying 'psst' or 'here, kitty' rather than a literal cat sound. It is a bound form: it only appears as part of a longer utterance and is never used alone as a word.
onomatopoeia
sound used to call a catmeow-like call
Examples
- ，咪。Tā dūn zài lù biān, duì zhe nà zhī māo jiào mī.He squatted by the roadside and called 'mī' to that cat.
- ，“咪”。Xiǎo hái zi men xué māo jiào, zhī huì shuō "mī".Children imitating cats can only say 'mī'.
- 咪，。Tīng dào wǒ jiào mī, nà zhī māo jiù pǎo le guò lái.Hearing me call 'mī', that cat came running.
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