哇啦 (wā) — (onomatopoeia) hullabaloo, uproar, loud and chaotic noise (especially of voices)
Definition
An onomatopoeia for a loud, chaotic babble of voices — the noisy chatter or uproar of a group of people. Often reduplicated (哇啦哇啦) to intensify the sound.
onomatopoeia
hullabaloouproarloud and chaotic noise (especially of voices)
Examples
- 哇啦，。Wài miàn wā yí piàn, bù zhī dào fā shēng le shén me shì.Outside there was a hullabaloo — no idea what happened.
- 哇啦，。Tā men wā dì shuō gè bù tíng, chǎo dé wǒ tóu téng.They kept talking noisily, giving me a headache.
- 哇啦，。Jiào shì lǐ wā de, lǎo shī jìn lái cái ān jìng xià lái.The classroom was in an uproar; it only quieted down when the teacher came in.
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