哐啷 (kuāng lāng) — (onomatopoeia) crash; clang; bang (of a heavy object falling or breaking)

Definition

Onomatopoeia for a loud, sharp crash or clang — a heavy object falling, smashing, or metal striking metal. Often reduplicated as 哐啷一声 to mimic the sound itself.

onomatopoeia
crashclangbang (of a heavy object falling or breaking)

Examples

  • 哐啷，。
    kuāng lāng Yī shēng, chuāng hu bèi fēng chuī dé zá suì le.
    With a crash, the window shattered from the wind.
  • 哐啷，。
    Chú fáng lǐ chuán lái kuāng lāng de xiǎng shēng, wǒ gǎn jǐn pǎo guò qù.
    A clanging sound came from the kitchen, and I hurried over.
  • ，哐啷。
    Xiāng zi diào zài dì shàng, fā chū kuāng lāng de jù xiǎng.
    The box fell to the ground with a loud crash.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
拟声nǐshēngOnomatopoeia

The characters imitate a sound; their individual meanings play no part.

哐kuāng
啷lāng

哐啷 imitates a crash or clang; its characters carry no meaning of their own here.

Sound-only characters

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