隆 (lōng) — (onomatopoeia) the sound of drums; rumble, boom
Definition
隆 (lōng) is a bound onomatopoeia for the deep rumbling sound of drums — it only appears in reduplicated 隆隆 or 隆然, never alone.
onomatopoeia
the sound of drumsrumbleboom
Examples
- 。Yuǎn chù chuán lái lōng lōng de gǔ shēng.The sound of drums came rumbling from afar.
- ，隆。Tā qiāo qǐ dà gǔ, lōng rán zuò xiǎng.He beat the big drum, making a booming sound.
- ，。Hūn lǐ shàng gǔ shēng lōng lōng, qì fen rè liè.At the wedding, the drums rumbled, and the atmosphere was lively.
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