bang
Ìý ïÛ
ting1tang1
bang (can refer to a firecracker)
Ìý ͨ
ting1tong1
bang, boom
ºä
hong1
ž
pa1
sound of falling and breaking -- bang (many different ways of saying this according to family tradition -- common characters to be used in writing are shown, but spoken expression varies)
Æë ßê ¿ä Ôû
qi1chikua1cha1
ÅÒ
pang1
blowing, whhooo
ºô
hu1
puffing and blowing, poof, whoosh
ºô ßê £¨ ò¿ £©
hu1chi1
burst (sound of crying, vomiting)
ÍÛ
wa1
chirp, twitter (sound of birds)
ß´ ß´
ji1ji1
chirp, twitter, chirrup, girl's chatter (also written as ß´ ß´ Ôû Ôû)
ßó ßó Ôû Ôû
ji1jizha1zha1
chirp, chirr, creak (sound of a door)
Ö¨
zhi1
clang, snap code missing
Æë ßê ßÇ Ôû
qi1chika1cha1
clang
ïÏ
qiang1
clank, clang
ï£ Õõ
zheng1zheng1
click of a seatbelt = click
¿¦
ka1
click, snap of camera (snap of pencil breaking)
¿¦ £¨ ßÇ £© àê
ka1cha1
click of heels on the floor, falling plastic object like a pen (sound of boots on a floor)
¿© àâ
ge1deng1
sound of click
ßÇ ßÕ
ka1da1
clip-clop, clack
ßÉ àª £¨ ßÕ £©
gua1da1
clop
¿ä ßÕ
kua1da1
sound of a car braking (mechanical sound -- also used for the crack of knuckles)
¸Â
ga1
crack, snap (unsnapping jacket -- not snap of fingers)
àê
cha1
crack (sound of a rifle)
ƹ
ping1
crack, snap (like the crack of a pencil broken between the fingers)
¸Â °Í
ga1ba1
crack, clap
Åü ž
pi1pa1
crack, snap (like the crack of knuckles)
crackle and splutter
Åü Àï ž À²
pi1lipa1la1
thump (book falling on lap)
ßÑ
kuang1
ßÑ ®«
kuang1dang1
sound of crash, bang (wind blows the door shut -- bang!)
crash (sound of a wall or something falling down)
»© À²
hua1la1
crash, bang
ßÑ à¥
kuang1lang1
crash (rare)
ž À²
pa1la1
crash, clatter (dropping silverware all over the floor)
ž àê
pa1cha1
creak (sound of things under heavy weight)
¸Â Ö¨
ga1zhi1
creak
ѽ
ya1
¿© Ö¨
ge1zhi1
ding-dong, jingle
¶¡ Áã µ± ÀÉ
ding1lingdang1lang
¶£ ßË
ding1dong1
¶¡ µ± £¨ ¶£ ®« £©
ding1dang1
ding-dong, jingle code missing
Ìý Áã ïÛ à¥
ting1lingtang1lang1
ding-a-ling, jingle
¶¡ Áã
ding1ling1
drone, buzz, hum (sound of airplanes)
ÎË
weng1
flip, clop code missing
ÌÝ Ì¤
ti1ta1
flip-flap
ÌÝ Àï ̤ À²
ti1li1ta1la1
flop, thump, splash, pit-a-pat
ÆË Í¨
pu1tong1
gurgle (louder water over bigger rocks)
äÈ äÈ
cong2cong2
bubble, gurgle
¹¾ à½
gu1du1
toot, honk, busy signal
à½
du1
water leak
µÎ Á¤ À² ßÕ
di1li1la1da1
murmur, purr, babble (water going over rocks quietly -- a river murmur, a purr of a fine automobile)
äý äý
chan2chan2
patter, clatter
ž àª
pa1da1
pit-a-pat, chug (sound of the heart, of motorboats)
Í» Í»
tu1tu1
pitter-pat, pattering (of raindrops)
µÎ Àï ´î À
di1lida1la1
pitter pat
°È ઠ°È àª
ba1 da1 ba1 da1
rattle
ƹ ÅÒ £¨ °ð £©
ping1pang1
¿© ¿© Éù
ge1ge1 sheng1
The drums rolled.
¹Ä Éù ¡ ¡ ¡£
Gu3 sheng1 long2long2.
The thunder rolled in the distance.
Ô¶ ´¦ À× Éù ¡ ¡ ¡£
Yuan3chu4 lei2sheng1 long2long2.
thump-thump, drum beat
ßË ßË
dong1dong1
rumble (thunder, big truck)
¡ ¡
long2long2
rumble, rattle, roll (sound of thunder, etc.)
¹¾ ¡
gu1long1
rumble, roll, building falling down
ºä ¡
heng1long1
rustle (of winds)
ɪ ɪ
se4se4
rustle, stream down (of leaves, of tears streaming down)
óù óù
su4su4
swish, rustle
Ë¢ £¨ ৠ£©
shua1
rustle (the sound of fabric, paper etc.)
ɳ ɳ
sha1sha1
the strike of a match - tsaaa
ca1
snap, sound of breaking, snapping (the crack of thunder, a person falling down, snap of camera -- different character)
¿¦ àê
snap, sound of breaking, snapping (the crack of thunder, a person falling down, snap of camera)
ßÇ àê
crash, tearing of paper --- chchchshshewew
´Ì À
ci1la1
snap
¿¦ £¨ ßÇ £© °É
kaba
spatter, fine spray
´Ì
ci1
sound of splashing water
Åü ßê àÛ ßê
pi1chipu1chi1
squeak, creak, prattle, babble
ßÞ Ñ½
yi1ya4
squelch
¹¾ ßó £¨ ß´ £©
gu1ji1
squelch (this is the more popular choice of character -- see °É ßó ba1ji1)
°È ßó
ba1ji1
sound of running water
Ï¡ Àï »© À²
xi1lihua1la1
swish
ৠÀ²
shua1la1
thump, thud
àâ àâ
deng1deng1
thud, splash, plump
¹¾ ßË
gu1dong1
thump, bang
àÔ
beng1
click (two magnets coming together)
¿¦ £¨ ßÇ £© ßÕ
ÆË ÌÚ
pu1teng1
thump, pit-a-pat
âñ
peng1
tic-toc, pitter-pat
µÎ µÎ ´ï ´ï
di1di1da1da1
tick-tock
µÎ àª
di1da1
tick
µÎ Á¤
di1li1
tick-tock, pitter-pat
µÎ µÎ ´ð ´ð
tick, ticktack, ticktock
µÎ ´ð £¨ àÖ àª £©
tinkle, ding-dong
®« £¨ µ± £©
dang1
®« à¥
dang1lang1
îõ
tinkle (sound)
¶¡ ¶¬
toot (sound of bugles)
ÎØ ¶ù ÍÛ
wu1rwa1
toot, hoot, zoom, wheee (applies to human excitement -- a ride at amusement park -- wheee)
ÎØ
wu1
sound of an alarm clock = brrrring, brrring
¶£ ßÊ
sound of an automobile = mmmmmmm, hummm
Æû ³µ Æ𠶯 Éù
eng1
sound of a balloon popping = lips popping = smack
°õ
bang4
sound of a broken auto = clank clang veroush bang ahhhh
¿¦ ¿Ô
ka1keng1
sound of a buzzer = ZZZZ ZZZZ ZZZZ harsh
ÎË ÎË
weng1weng1
sound of a car alarm = waaa waaa waaa waaa
Π¨æ ÍÛ
wen1rwa1
squeak of door = squeak
Ö¨ æ¤
zhi1niu1
sound of a fan = whoooo
sound of fireworks = bangbangbangbang
àè ž
sound of gears shifting = like race car
»» µµ Éù
eng1'eng2
bang bang
°ð °ð
bang1bang1
sound of a phone = rrrrring rrrrring rrrrring
Áà Áà
ling1ling1
sound of a siren = ouuuuu ouuuuu ouuuuu
µÎ à½
di1du1
sound of a snap = snap of fingers
¸Â àÔ
ga1beng1
fall in mud, kesplash
°É ßó
squish = squiiishhhh
àÛ ßê
pu1chi1
bang, thump = thuummp
Åé
water drops -- ping ping ping
°É àª
ba1da1
glug, glug, glug -- or a stone thrown in water (sound of drinking water, or throwing a stone into water)
ßË
dong1
whirring (of wings)
ÆË Àâ
pu1leng1
sound of slipping and falling, (of bullets) whistle
´Ì Áï
ci1liu1
whistle (sound of bullets)
ßÐ
si1
whizz (sound of cars)
à²
sou1
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Chinese/topics/topics.html Last Update: July 2012 © Marilyn Shea 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012
