bang, boom
ºä
hong1
bang
ÅÒ
pang1
bang (can refer to a firecracker)
Ìý ͨ
ting1tong1
Ìý ïÛ
ting1tang1
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
puffing and blowing, poof, whoosh
ºô ßê £¨ ò¿ £©
hu1chi1
blowing, whhooo
ºô
hu1
burst (sound of crying, vomiting)
ÍÛ
wa1
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
chirp, twitter (sound of birds)
ß´ ß´
ji1ji1
clang
ïÏ
qiang1
clang, snap code missing
Æë ßê ßÇ Ôû
qi1chika1cha1
clank, clang
ï£ Õõ
zheng1zheng1
click of heels on the floor, falling plastic object like a pen (sound of boots on a floor)
¿© àâ
ge1deng1
click, snap of camera (snap of pencil breaking)
¿¦ £¨ ßÇ £© àê
ka1cha1
sound of click
ßÇ ßÕ
ka1da1
click of a seatbelt = click
¿¦
ka1
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 (like the crack of knuckles)
crack (sound of a rifle)
ƹ
ping1
crack, clap
Åü ž
pi1pa1
crack, snap (unsnapping jacket -- not snap of fingers)
àê
cha1
crack, snap (like the crack of a pencil broken between the fingers)
¸Â °Í
ga1ba1
crackle and splutter
Åü Àï ž À²
pi1lipa1la1
crash (rare)
ž À²
pa1la1
crash, clatter (dropping silverware all over the floor)
ž àê
pa1cha1
crash, bang
ßÑ à¥
kuang1lang1
thump (book falling on lap)
ßÑ ®«
kuang1dang1
ßÑ
kuang1
sound of crash, bang (wind blows the door shut -- bang!)
crash (sound of a wall or something falling down)
»© À²
hua1la1
creak
¿© Ö¨
ge1zhi1
ѽ
ya1
creak (sound of things under heavy weight)
¸Â Ö¨
ga1zhi1
ding-dong, jingle
¶¡ µ± £¨ ¶£ ®« £©
ding1dang1
¶£ ßË
ding1dong1
ding-a-ling, jingle
¶¡ Áã
ding1ling1
¶¡ Áã µ± ÀÉ
ding1lingdang1lang
ding-dong, jingle code missing
Ìý Áã ïÛ à¥
ting1lingtang1lang1
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
bubble, gurgle
¹¾ à½
gu1du1
gurgle (louder water over bigger rocks)
äÈ äÈ
cong2cong2
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 thunder rolled in the distance.
Ô¶ ´¦ À× Éù ¡ ¡ ¡£
Yuan3chu4 lei2sheng1 long2long2.
thump-thump, drum beat
ßË ßË
dong1dong1
The drums rolled.
¹Ä Éù ¡ ¡ ¡£
Gu3 sheng1 long2long2.
rumble, roll, building falling down
ºä ¡
heng1long1
rumble (thunder, big truck)
¡ ¡
long2long2
rumble, rattle, roll (sound of thunder, etc.)
¹¾ ¡
gu1long1
rustle (of winds)
ɪ ɪ
se4se4
rustle (the sound of fabric, paper etc.)
ɳ ɳ
sha1sha1
swish, rustle
Ë¢ £¨ ৠ£©
shua1
rustle, stream down (of leaves, of tears streaming down)
óù óù
su4su4
the strike of a match - tsaaa
ca1
snap, sound of breaking, snapping (the crack of thunder, a person falling down, snap of camera)
ßÇ àê
snap, sound of breaking, snapping (the crack of thunder, a person falling down, snap of camera -- different character)
¿¦ àê
snap
¿¦ £¨ ßÇ £© °É
kaba
crash, tearing of paper --- chchchshshewew
´Ì À
ci1la1
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
swish
ৠÀ²
shua1la1
sound of running water
Ï¡ Àï »© À²
xi1lihua1la1
thump, thud
àâ àâ
deng1deng1
thud, splash, plump
¹¾ ßË
gu1dong1
thump, pit-a-pat
âñ
peng1
click (two magnets coming together)
¿¦ £¨ ßÇ £© ßÕ
thump, bang
àÔ
beng1
ÆË ÌÚ
pu1teng1
tick-tock
µÎ àª
di1da1
tick
µÎ Á¤
di1li1
tic-toc, pitter-pat
µÎ µÎ ´ï ´ï
di1di1da1da1
tick-tock, pitter-pat
µÎ µÎ ´ð ´ð
tick, ticktack, ticktock
µÎ ´ð £¨ àÖ àª £©
tinkle (sound)
¶¡ ¶¬
tinkle, ding-dong
îõ
dang1
®« £¨ µ± £©
®« à¥
dang1lang1
toot, hoot, zoom, wheee (applies to human excitement -- a ride at amusement park -- wheee)
ÎØ
wu1
toot (sound of bugles)
ÎØ ¶ù ÍÛ
wu1rwa1
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
whistle (sound of bullets)
ßÐ
si1
sound of slipping and falling, (of bullets) whistle
´Ì Áï
ci1liu1
whizz (sound of cars)
à²
sou1
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Chinese/topics/topics.html Last Update: January 2012 © Marilyn Shea 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012
