嗞 (zī) — (onomatopoeia) sizzle, hiss, slurp

Definition

Onomatopoeia for small, sharp mouth-and-ear sounds — a frying-pan sizzle, a soda-bottle hiss, or a noodle-slurp. Read as a vivid sound effect, not a concrete thing.

onomatopoeia

sizzlehissslurp

Examples

嗞。
Guō lǐ de yóu fā chū zī de yī shēng.
The oil in the pan made a sizzling sound.
嗞。
Tā zī dì dǎ kāi le qì shuǐ píng.
He opened the soda bottle with a hiss.
嗞。
Tā chī miàn shí zī dì xī le yì kǒu tāng.
He slurped a mouthful of soup while eating noodles.

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