喇叭声 (lǎ ba shēng) — sound of a horn; honk | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sound of a hornhonk

Measure word · 声

Examples

喇叭声。
Wǒ cóng hěn yuǎn jiù tīng dào le lǎ ba shēng.
I heard the honking from far away.
喇叭声。
Jiē shàng chuán lái le qì chē de lǎ ba shēng.
The sound of car horns came from the street.
喇叭声，。
lǎ ba shēng Tài chǎo le, wǒ tīng bù qīng nǐ zài shuō shén me.
The horn sound is too noisy, I can't hear what you're saying.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

喇叭horn

喇叭 is the horn and 声 is sound, so it means the sound made by a horn.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

殸耳聲

Meaning part形符xíngfú

耳耳ěrear

Sound part声符shēngfú

殸

殸qìng聲shēng

Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.

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