呱呱 (gū) — (onomatopoeia) sound of a baby crying
Definition
Onomatopoeia for the sound of a baby crying — often doubled (呱呱) to mimic repeated wails. Almost always describes a baby's cry, not other sounds.
onomatopoeia
sound of a baby crying
Examples
- 呱呱。Hái zi è de shí hou jiù huì gū dì kū.When the baby is hungry, it cries ‘wah-wah’.
- 呱呱，。Yè lǐ chuán lái gū de kū shēng, mā ma gǎn jǐn qǐ lái wèi nǎi.The sound of ‘boo-hoo’ came in the night, and mom quickly got up to breastfeed.
- ，呱呱。Bǎo bao bàn yè xǐng le, fáng jiān lǐ zhī tīng de jiàn gū shēng.The baby woke up in the middle of the night, and the room was filled with crying sounds.
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