噼噼啪啪 (pī pī pā pā) — (onomatopoeia) crackling, popping, snapping sound
Definition
A reduplicated onomatopoeia for sharp, repeated crackling or popping sounds — firecrackers, a campfire, twigs snapping underfoot. The doubled syllables (AA-BB) build rhythmic, continuous sound; the final particle 响 is common: 噼噼啪啪响.
onomatopoeia
cracklingpoppingsnapping sound
Examples
- 噼噼啪啪。Wài miàn chuán lái pī pī pā pā de biān pào shēng.From outside came the crackling sound of firecrackers.
- 噼噼啪啪。Huǒ duī shāo dé pī pī pā pā xiǎng.The campfire was burning with a crackling sound.
- ，噼噼啪啪。Tā cǎi zài gān shù zhī shàng, jiǎo xià pī pī pā pā zuò xiǎng.He stepped on dry twigs, and they snapped under his feet.
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