隆 (lōng) — (onomatopoeia) the sound of drums; rumble, boom

Definition

隆 (lōng) is a bound onomatopoeia for the deep rumbling sound of drums — it only appears in reduplicated 隆隆 or 隆然, never alone.

onomatopoeia

the sound of drumsrumbleboom

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Yuǎn chù chuán lái lōng lōng de gǔ shēng.
The sound of drums came rumbling from afar.
，隆。
Tā qiāo qǐ dà gǔ, lōng rán zuò xiǎng.
He beat the big drum, making a booming sound.
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Hūn lǐ shàng gǔ shēng lōng lōng, qì fen rè liè.
At the wedding, the drums rumbled, and the atmosphere was lively.

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