聒噪 (guō zào) — (literary) harsh, grating noise; clamor

Definition

Literary word for harsh, grating noise that wears on the ears. Often used to describe a noisy, restless environment or a chatterbox person (as a verb/adjective: 聒噪的).

noun

(literary) harshgrating noiseclamor

Examples

聒噪，。
Chuāng wài chuán lái yí zhèn guō zào, dǎ duàn le wǒ de sī lù.
A burst of clamor came from outside the window, interrupting my train of thought.
聒噪，。
Tā wú fǎ rěn shòu zhè zhǒng guō zào, biàn shuāi mén ér chū.
He couldn't stand this noise and stormed out, slamming the door.
聒噪，。
Shēn shān gǔ sì zhōng méi yǒu chéng shì de guō zào, zhǐ yǒu niǎo míng hé fēng shēng.
In the deep mountain ancient temple, there is no clamor of the city, only birdsong and the sound of wind.

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