Onomatopoeia In Chinese: Animal And Other Mimetic Words

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Just like other languages, Mandarin Chinese onomatopoeia are mimetic words that mimic animal sounds, emotions and machines.

Animal Onomatopoeia in Chinese

Animal English Chinese Pinyin
Birds chirp-chirp 唧 唧 喳 喳 jījīzhāzhā
Cats meow miāo
Cows moo mōu
Crows caw-caw 哇 哇 / 啞 啞 wā wā/yā yā
Ducks quack-quack 咕 咕 gū gū
Horses neigh / whinny 嘶 / 咴 兒 咴 兒 sī / huīr huīr
Mosquitoes buzz 嗡 嗡 wēng wēng
Sheep baa miē
Wolves howl 嚎 / 嗥 háo

Other Onomatopoeia in Chinese

English Chinese Pinyin
cough hāi
glug glug (drinking) 咕 嘟 咕 嘟 gūdūgūdū
puff of air
heavy breathing 咻 咻 xiū xiū
sound of tears streaming down the face 噗 嚕 嚕 pūlùlù
Sound of water or soup bubbling 咕 嘟 gūdū
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