稀里嘩啦

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Chinese

diluted; sparse li, a Chinese unit of length
cat-calling sound; clamour; noise
cat-calling sound; clamour; noise; crashing sound
 
(an auxiliary word performing the grammatical functions of mood); fusion of le + a; (onomat.)
(an auxiliary word performing the grammatical functions of mood); fusion of le + a; (onomat.); phonetic
 
trad. (稀里嘩啦)
simp. (稀里哗啦)

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稀里嘩啦

  1. (informal, ideophonic, onomatopoeia) Describes certain rattling or clattering sounds, such as an object falling (and breaking into pieces), a building collapsing, rain falling, or someone crying or weeping uncontrollably.
  2. (informal, ideophonic) Describes an embarrassing, crushed or defeated situation.