bang
听 镗
ting1tang1
乓
pang1
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)
齐 哧 夸 喳
qi1chikua1cha1
bang, boom
轰
hong1
bang (can refer to a firecracker)
听 通
ting1tong1
啪
pa1
puffing and blowing, poof, whoosh
呼 哧 （ 蚩 ）
hu1chi1
blowing, whhooo
呼
hu1
burst (sound of crying, vomiting)
哇
wa1
chirp, chirr, creak (sound of a door)
吱
zhi1
chirp, twitter, chirrup, girl's chatter (also written as 叽 叽 喳 喳)
唧 唧 喳 喳
ji1jizha1zha1
chirp, twitter (sound of birds)
叽 叽
ji1ji1
clang
锵
qiang1
clang, snap code missing
齐 哧 咔 喳
qi1chika1cha1
clank, clang
铮 挣
zheng1zheng1
sound of click
咔 哒
ka1da1
click, snap of camera (snap of pencil breaking)
喀 （ 咔 ） 嚓
ka1cha1
click of a seatbelt = click
喀
ka1
click of heels on the floor, falling plastic object like a pen (sound of boots on a floor)
咯 噔
ge1deng1
clip-clop, clack
呱 嗒 （ 哒 ）
gua1da1
clop
夸 哒
kua1da1
sound of a car braking (mechanical sound -- also used for the crack of knuckles)
嘎
ga1
crack, snap (like the crack of knuckles)
crack, snap (unsnapping jacket -- not snap of fingers)
嚓
cha1
crack (sound of a rifle)
乒
ping1
crack, clap
劈 啪
pi1pa1
crack, snap (like the crack of a pencil broken between the fingers)
嘎 巴
ga1ba1
crackle and splutter
劈 里 啪 啦
pi1lipa1la1
crash (sound of a wall or something falling down)
哗 啦
hua1la1
crash (rare)
啪 啦
pa1la1
crash, clatter (dropping silverware all over the floor)
啪 嚓
pa1cha1
crash, bang
哐 啷
kuang1lang1
thump (book falling on lap)
哐
kuang1dang1
哐
kuang1
sound of crash, bang (wind blows the door shut -- bang!)
creak
咯 吱
ge1zhi1
creak (sound of things under heavy weight)
嘎 吱
ga1zhi1
呀
ya1
ding-dong, jingle
丁 当 （ 叮 ）
ding1dang1
叮 咚
ding1dong1
ding-a-ling, jingle
丁 零
ding1ling1
丁 零 当 郎
ding1lingdang1lang
ding-dong, jingle code missing
听 零 镗 啷
ting1lingtang1lang1
drone, buzz, hum (sound of airplanes)
嗡
weng1
flip, clop code missing
梯 踏
ti1ta1
flip-flap
梯 里 踏 啦
ti1li1ta1la1
flop, thump, splash, pit-a-pat
扑 通
pu1tong1
bubble, gurgle
咕 嘟
gu1du1
gurgle (louder water over bigger rocks)
淙 淙
cong2cong2
toot, honk, busy signal
嘟
du1
water leak
滴 沥 啦 哒
di1li1la1da1
murmur, purr, babble (water going over rocks quietly -- a river murmur, a purr of a fine automobile)
潺 潺
chan2chan2
patter, clatter
啪 嗒
pa1da1
pit-a-pat, chug (sound of the heart, of motorboats)
突 突
tu1tu1
pitter-pat, pattering (of raindrops)
滴 里 搭 拉
di1lida1la1
pitter pat
叭 嗒 叭 嗒
ba1 da1 ba1 da1
rattle
乒 乓 （ 梆 ）
ping1pang1
咯 咯 声
ge1ge1 sheng1
The thunder rolled in the distance.
远 处 雷 声 隆 隆 。
Yuan3chu4 lei2sheng1 long2long2.
thump-thump, drum beat
咚 咚
dong1dong1
The drums rolled.
鼓 声 隆 隆 。
Gu3 sheng1 long2long2.
rumble, rattle, roll (sound of thunder, etc.)
咕 隆
gu1long1
rumble (thunder, big truck)
隆 隆
long2long2
rumble, roll, building falling down
轰 隆
heng1long1
swish, rustle
刷 （ 唰 ）
shua1
rustle (the sound of fabric, paper etc.)
沙 沙
sha1sha1
rustle, stream down (of leaves, of tears streaming down)
簌 簌
su4su4
rustle (of winds)
瑟 瑟
se4se4
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)
喀 嚓
snap
喀 （ 咔 ） 吧
kaba
crash, tearing of paper --- chchchshshewew
刺 拉
ci1la1
snap, sound of breaking, snapping (the crack of thunder, a person falling down, snap of camera)
咔 嚓
spatter, fine spray
刺
ci1
sound of splashing water
劈 哧 噗 哧
pi1chipu1chi1
squeak, creak, prattle, babble
咿 呀
yi1ya4
squelch
咕 唧 （ 叽 ）
gu1ji1
squelch (this is the more popular choice of character -- see 吧 唧 ba1ji1)
叭 唧
ba1ji1
sound of running water
稀 里 哗 啦
xi1lihua1la1
swish
唰 啦
shua1la1
thud, splash, plump
咕 咚
gu1dong1
thump, thud
噔 噔
deng1deng1
thump, bang
嘣
beng1
click (two magnets coming together)
喀 （ 咔 ） 哒
thump, pit-a-pat
怦
peng1
扑 腾
pu1teng1
tick-tock, pitter-pat
滴 滴 答 答
di1di1da1da1
tic-toc, pitter-pat
滴 滴 达 达
tick
滴 沥
di1li1
tick-tock
滴 嗒
di1da1
tick, ticktack, ticktock
滴 答 （ 嘀 嗒 ）
tinkle, ding-dong
啷
dang1lang1
铛
dang1
（ 当 ）
tinkle (sound)
丁 冬
toot, hoot, zoom, wheee (applies to human excitement -- a ride at amusement park -- wheee)
呜
wu1
toot (sound of bugles)
呜 儿 哇
wu1rwa1
sound of an alarm clock = brrrring, brrring
叮 呤
sound of an automobile = mmmmmmm, hummm
汽 车 起 动 声
eng1
sound of a balloon popping = lips popping = smack
磅
bang4
sound of a broken auto = clank clang veroush bang ahhhh
喀 吭
ka1keng1
sound of a buzzer = ZZZZ ZZZZ ZZZZ harsh
嗡 嗡
weng1weng1
sound of a car alarm = waaa waaa waaa waaa
温 ㄦ 哇
wen1rwa1
squeak of door = squeak
吱 妞
zhi1niu1
sound of a fan = whoooo
sound of fireworks = bangbangbangbang
噼 啪
sound of gears shifting = like race car
换 档 声
eng1'eng2
bang bang
梆 梆
bang1bang1
sound of a phone = rrrrring rrrrring rrrrring
拎 拎
ling1ling1
sound of a siren = ouuuuu ouuuuu ouuuuu
滴 嘟
di1du1
sound of a snap = snap of fingers
嘎 嘣
ga1beng1
fall in mud, kesplash
吧 唧
squish = squiiishhhh
噗 哧
pu1chi1
bang, thump = thuummp
砰
glug, glug, glug -- or a stone thrown in water (sound of drinking water, or throwing a stone into water)
咚
dong1
water drops -- ping ping ping
吧 嗒
ba1da1
whirring (of wings)
扑 棱
pu1leng1
sound of slipping and falling, (of bullets) whistle
刺 溜
ci1liu1
whistle (sound of bullets)
咝
si1
whizz (sound of cars)
嗖
sou1
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Chinese/topics/topics.html Last Update: January 2009 © Marilyn Shea 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008
