Definition
咩 (miē) is an onomatopoeia representing the bleating sound of sheep and goats, equivalent to 'baa' in English. It is often used in children's stories, nursery rhymes, and when describing farm animal sounds. The word can appear reduplicated as 咩咩 to indicate repeated or continuous bleating.
onomatopoeia
baableat (sound of a sheep or goat)
Examples
- “咩”。Xiǎo yáng jiào le yì shēng “miē”.The lamb let out a 'baa'.
- 咩咩。Yángjuàn lǐ chuánlái miēmiē de shēngyīn.The sound of 'baa baa' came from the sheep pen.
- ：“咩！咩！”Háizi men xué zhe yáng jiào: “miē! miē!”The children imitated the sheep: 'Baa! Baa!'
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