稀里嘩啦
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[edit]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 | ||
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trad. (稀里嘩啦) | 稀 | 里 | 嘩 | 啦 | |
simp. (稀里哗啦) | 稀 | 里 | 哗 | 啦 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: silǐhuala
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-li3-hua1-la1
- Yale: syī-lǐ-hwā-lā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiliihualha
- Palladius: силихуала (silixuala)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Adjective
[edit]稀里嘩啦
- (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.
- (informal, ideophonic) Describes an embarrassing, crushed or defeated situation.