呱呱

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Chinese

crying sound of child crying sound of child
trad. (呱呱) 呱 呱
simp. #(呱呱) 呱 呱

Pronunciation 1

Adverb

呱呱

  1. (onomatopoeia, literary) for the cry of a baby
Derived terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (呱呱):
  • → Japanese: 呱呱(ここ) (koko)

Noun

呱呱

  1. (literary) infant; baby

Pronunciation 2

Adverb

呱呱

  1. (onomatopoeia) for sound of frogs, ducks, etc.: quack; croak; caw
  2. (onomatopoeia, literary) for crying, wailing or shouting
  3. (onomatopoeia, literary) for gulping water
  4. (onomatopoeia, literary) for talking fluently
Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
呱 呱
こ
Hyōgai 		こ
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
呱々

Pronunciation

Adverb

呱(こ)呱(こ) or 呱呱(こゝ) • (koko) 

  1. (onomatopoeia) representation of a baby's cry, especially the cry of a newborn baby
    呱呱(ここ)の声(こえ)をあげる
    koko no koe o ageru
    to give a newborn's cry; to be born

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