哗啦哗啦 (huā lā huā lā) — (onomatopoeia) the sound of rushing water, rain, or rustling

Definition

Onomatopoeia for the sound of flowing water, pouring rain, or rustling leaves. The reduplication 哗啦哗啦 lengthens the sound; the base form 哗啦 is used similarly.

onomatopoeia
the sound of rushing waterrainor rustling

Examples

  • 哗啦哗啦。
    Yǔ shuǐ huā lā huā lā dì xià gè bù tíng.
    The rain poured down without stopping.
  • 哗啦哗啦。
    Pù bù huā lā huā lā dì liú zhe.
    The waterfall was flowing with a rushing sound.
  • 哗啦哗啦。
    Fēng chuī shù yè huā lā huā lā xiǎng.
    The wind blew the leaves rustling.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 哗 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
拉
拉lā啦la
Same sound today

啦 pairs 口 (mouth) with 拉, which gives the pronunciation lā. The 口 part points to the mouth.

Open 啦 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 哗 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
拉
拉lā啦la
Same sound today

啦 pairs 口 (mouth) with 拉, which gives the pronunciation lā. The 口 part points to the mouth.

Open 啦 →

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