呱呱

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation 1

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Adverb

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呱呱

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

Noun

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呱呱

  1. (literary) infant; baby

Pronunciation 2

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Adverb

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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
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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai

Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
呱々

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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()() 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)(こえ)をあげる
    koko no koe o ageru
    to give a newborn's cry; to be born

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