嗡 (wēng) — (onomatopoeia) buzz; drone; hum
Definition
An onomatopoeia imitating a buzzing or humming sound — bees, machines, air conditioners. Often reduplicated as 嗡嗡 to suggest a continuous sound.
onomatopoeia
buzzdronehum
Examples
- 嗡。Wǒ tīng dào yì zhī mì fēng zài ěr biān wēng le yī shēng.I heard a bee buzzing by my ear.
- 嗡。Jī qì wēng le yī shēng jiù tíng le.The machine hummed once and then stopped.
- ,嗡。Wǒ guān diào kōng tiáo, wēng de shēng yīn yě xiāo shī le.I turned off the air conditioner, and the humming sound disappeared too.
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