咕 (gū) — (onomatopoeia) cluck, coo, gurgle, rumble

Definition

咕 is an onomatopoeia for low, repetitive sounds. It is often reduplicated as 咕咕 (cooing of a pigeon or clucking of a hen) or 咕噜 (gurgling of water or rumbling of a stomach). It can also appear alone in expressions like 咕一声 (a single cluck or gurgle).

onomatopoeia

cluckcoogurglerumble

Examples

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Gēzi zài shù shàng gū gū jiào.
The pigeon is cooing in the tree.
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Wǒ de dùzi è de gū lū lū xiǎng.
My stomach is growling with hunger.
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Mǔjī gū gū de jiào.
The hen is clucking.

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