sound of coughing (a child would say ke1r ke1r)
ྠ¶ù ¿¦
ke1r ka1
giggle, hehe hehe, He! He!
Îû Îû
xi1xi1
ha ha (sound of laughing heartily)
¹þ ¹þ
ha1ha1
His speech gave rise to a wave of hissing. (yi2 pian4 means that the whole audience started hissing and it grew in a surge -- so pian4 is a flat surface -- the image is of everyone doing the same thing)
Ëû µÄ ·¢ ÑÔ Òý Æð Ò» Ƭ Ðê Éù ¡£
Ta1 de fa1yan2 yin3qi3 yi2 pian4 xu1sheng1.
oh, oh my, wow
àÞ
ao4
quacking, laughing sound (the crack of a branch when weighed down by snow)
¸Â ¸Â
ga1ga1
uproar, din, someone who keeps talking
ÍÛ À² ÍÛ À²
wa1la1wa1la1
bah, pah (sound of disgust)
ÅÞ
pei1
chatter away, jabber
àÒ àÒ Ôû Ôû
qi1qi1cha1cha1
clap (hands)
ßÉ ßó
gua1ji
click = click of tongue
°É àª
ba1da1
sound of a click = click of tongue
¸Â àª
ga1da1
hullabaloo, uproar, din
ÍÛ À² £¨ À® £©
wa1la1
voice disgust = yuck!
ßÀ
E4!!!
flap, crowd leaving quickly (sound of flags in the wind, bird's wings beating rapidly, or the rapid exit of a crowd or audience, giving the image of "here one moment, gone the next")
ºô À² £¨ À® £©
hu1la1
giggle
Îû
xi1
hem and haw
ºß ¶ù ¹þ ¶ù
heng1rha1r
jabber
ß´ Àï ¹¾ àà
ji1ligu1lu1
voice kiss = sound
àÔ ¨æ
beng1r
sound of ordinary laughing, a shy guy's laugh, a sinister laugh -- Hey! Hey! (may be used as a wry laugh, like Hey!, to indicate that something isn't funny! You need the right inflection.)
ºÙ ºÙ
hei1hei1
roars of laughter
ºå
hong1
sound of laughing, ha! ha!
ßê
chi1
mumble
¹¾ àà
gu1lu1
mutter, murmur
à« à«
nan2nan2
ouch, ow (literary)
à» à»
ao2'ao2
puff
àÛ
pu1
voice to be quiet = shhhh
Ðê
xu1
sound of reading aloud
ÀÅ ÀÅ
lang2lang2
voice scream in fright = eek!
°¡
A1!!!!!!
Ahhh Chooo! (sound of sneezing)
°¡ Ìç
a1ti4
sound of a sneeze = ah choo
sound of snoring
ºô àà
hu1lu1
sound of talking loudly
ß´ Àï ßÉ À²
ji1ligua1la1
titter, snigger, fizz
àÛ àÍ £¨ ÆË ßê £©
pu1chi1
sound of vomiting
¿¦
ka4
well, hmm, uh (If it is said in the first tone -- it means 'well, ahh', but if the fourth tone is used, it means agreement)
àÅ
en1
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Chinese/topics/topics.html Last Update: January 2012 © Marilyn Shea 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012
