唧唧 (jī jī) — (onomatopoeia) chirping of insects; low murmuring or whispering
Definition
Onomatopoeia for small, repeated sounds: insect chirping and people murmuring or whispering. In written Chinese it often reduplicates with itself (唧唧喳喳, 唧唧咕咕) to imitate ongoing chatter.
onomatopoeia
chirping of insectslow murmuring or whispering
Examples
- 唧唧。Yè wǎn de cǎo cóng lǐ chuán lái yí zhèn jī jī de chóng míng.From the grass at night came a burst of chirping insects.
- 唧唧。Tā men liǎ zuò zài jiǎo luò lǐ jī jī dì xiǎo shēng shuō huà.The two of them sat in the corner whispering softly.
- ，唧唧。Qiū yè jì jìng, zhī tīng de jiàn chuāng wài jī jī de xī shuài shēng.The autumn night was still, and only the chirping of crickets outside the window could be heard.
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