{"id":17376,"date":"2024-06-07T01:44:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T01:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=17376"},"modified":"2024-06-07T02:59:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T02:59:50","slug":"chinese-onomatopoeia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-onomatopoeia.html","title":{"rendered":"Wowza! or is it \u54c7\u585e? An Introduction to Chinese Onomatopoeia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Learning our native language is one of our earliest experiences that irreversibly shapes how we perceive the world. Did you know that your native language even shapes how you hear and interpret sounds? When you hear a loud dog, does it sound like it\u2019s saying \u201cbark\u201d or \u201cwoof\u201d? It\u2019s probably because you learned from a young age that \u201cthe dog goes bark bark and woof woof.\u201d If you grew up in China, you might have instead learned that the dog goes \u6c6a\u6c6a (w\u0101ngw\u0101ng).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of us are surprised to learn that the words for animal sounds, inanimate objects, or random vocalizations aren\u2019t actually the same in each language. These onomatopoeia, simply defined as words that we use to imitate certain sounds, come in all different forms, and some may really surprise you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When learning Chinese as a second language, people often treat onomatopoeia as unnecessary, not useful, or even childish. In reality, these simple sounds can add so much more color and dimension to your world. Plus, they\u2019re a surprising amount of fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To give you a small glimpse into the vast amount of Chinese onomatopoeia out there, we\u2019ve compiled a few short lists of words that we use to describe the sound of objects, animals, nature, and even people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bonus: Try to sound these out as you read them and add some gestures for even more pizzaz. Not only will you have a good laugh, but you\u2019ll also commit them to memory more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n<div role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Table of Contents\" class=\"simpletoc custom_toc wp-block-simpletoc-toc\"><ul class=\"simpletoc-list\">\n<li><a href=other/_#chinese-onomatopoeia-object-sounds\">Chinese onomatopoeia \u2013 Object sounds<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=other/_#chinese-onomatopoeia-human-sounds\">Chinese onomatopoeia \u2013 Human sounds<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=other/_#chinese-onomatopoeia-nature-sounds\">Chinese onomatopoeia \u2013 Nature sounds<\/a>\n\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=other/_#chinese-onomatopoeia-animal-sounds\">Chinese onomatopoeia \u2013 Animal sounds<\/a>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"chinese-onomatopoeia-object-sounds\">Chinese onomatopoeia \u2013 Object sounds<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>These sounds are all associated with inanimate objects and machines. If you look around your house, how many of these can you pick up on?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u7830 (p\u0113ng) \u2013 Thump<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5530 (shu\u0101) \u2013 Swish, rustle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u556a (p\u0101) \u2013 Pop, pow, bang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u8f70 (h\u014dng) \u2013 Boom, bang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u53ee\u549a (d\u012bngd\u014dng) \u2013 The sound of jingling or clattering, generally the sound of metal or porcelain objects clashing together<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5494\u5693 (k\u0101ch\u0101) \u2013 Cracking or snapping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5471\u54d2 (gu\u0101d\u0101) \u2013 Clip-clop, the sound of heels clicking on a hard floor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u560e\u5431 (g\u0101z\u012b) \u2013 Breaking or creaking due to heaviness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u8f67\u8f67 (y\u00e0y\u00e0) \u2013 The sound of machinery running<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u523a\u6e9c (c\u00ecli\u016b) \u2013 Sliding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u6251\u901a (p\u016bt\u014dng) \u2013 The sound when heavy objects land, or something falling into water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5600\u94c3\u94c3 (d\u00ed l\u00edngl\u00edng) \u2013 The sound of a telephone ringing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e52\u4e52\u4e53\u4e53 (p\u012bngp\u012bng p\u0101ngp\u0101ng) \u2013 The sound of two things colliding(especially to describe the sound of a ping pong ball in table tennis)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5600\u55d2\u5600\u55d2 (d\u012bd\u0101d\u012bd\u0101) \u2013 Ticking clock or rain dropping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u567c\u567c\u556a\u556a (p\u012bp\u012bp\u0101p\u0101) \u2013 Patting or slapping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"chinese-onomatopoeia-human-sounds\">Chinese onomatopoeia \u2013 Human sounds<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The sounds in this list all come from people. Some of them may be voluntary, others not so much. Take a second to close your eyes and imagine yourself sitting in a busy restaurant or on a crowded bus in China. Can you hear a group of teens chittering away, or perhaps a baby that goes from crying to giggling when it plays with a toy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u554a (\u00e0) \u2013 Ah, OK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u554a (\u00e1) \u2013 Huh? Eh? What?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u54e6 (\u00f3) \u2013 Oh?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u54e6 (\u00f2) \u2013 Oh!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5401&nbsp;(y\u00f9)&nbsp;Woah (used to call an animal to stop)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u54c7&nbsp;(w\u0101)&nbsp;\u2013 Wow! This is also the sound of crying or vomiting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5566&nbsp;(la) \u2013&nbsp;The sound of singing, cheering etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5440 (ya)&nbsp;\u2013 Ah, oh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u8bf6 (\u00e9i) \u2013&nbsp;Eh?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u55ec (h\u0113) \u2013 Oh\/wow!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5443 (\u00e8) \u2013 Belch, hiccup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u547c\u565c (h\u016bl\u016b) \u2013 Snoring or wheezing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u54c8\u54c8 (h\u0101h\u0101) \u2013 Laughter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u54c7\u54c7 (w\u0101w\u0101) \u2013 Crying<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u563b\u563b (x\u012bx\u012b) \u2013 Giggling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u7259\u7259 (y\u00e1y\u00e1) \u2013 Sound of baby talk, babble<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u53fd\u53fd\u5471\u5471 (j\u012bj\u012b gu\u0101gu\u0101) \u2013 Talking, gossiping, chatter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u53fd\u53fd\u55b3\u55b3 (j\u012bj\u012bzh\u0101zh\u0101) \u2013 The sound of birds chirping or people talking rapidly and indistinctly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u561f\u561f\u56d4\u56d4 (d\u016bd\u016b n\u0101ngn\u0101ng) \u2013 Muttering to oneself<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5527\u5527\u5495\u5495 (j\u012bj\u012b-g\u016bg\u016b) \u2013 Whispering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"chinese-onomatopoeia-nature-sounds\">Chinese onomatopoeia \u2013 Nature sounds<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>These sounds are all found in nature. You may also notice some crossover with the words we mentioned in the first section. For example, the sound of a frog jumping into a lake might sound like\u6251\u901a (p\u016bt\u014dng), or you may hear\u5494\u5693 (k\u0101ch\u0101) when you step on a twig. Listening to the sounds of nature can be extremely calming, and now you can say that it\u2019s part of your routine for studying Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u54d7\u5566&nbsp;(hu\u00e1la)&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Crashing sound, or the sound of flowing water like rain pouring down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u8f70\u9686&nbsp;(h\u014dngl\u00f3ng)&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Rumbling sound, most often used to refer to the sound of thunder or rumble of machines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u547c\u547c&nbsp;(h\u016bh\u016b)&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Sound of the wind<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u54d7\u54d7&nbsp;(hu\u00e1hu\u00e1)&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Sound of water gurgling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u8f70\u9686\u9686 (h\u014dng l\u00f3ngl\u00f3ng) \u2013 Rumbling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5600\u55d2\u5600\u55d2 (d\u012bd\u0101d\u012bd\u0101) \u2013 A ticking clock or rain dropping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"chinese-onomatopoeia-animal-sounds\">Chinese onomatopoeia \u2013 Animal sounds<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>This last section is by far the most fun. Animals make all sorts of bizarre and interesting sounds. How good is your impression of a chicken? If you say \u55b5 (mi\u0101o) to your cat, does it say meow back?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u55b5 (mi\u0101o) \u2013 The sound of a cat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u54de (m\u014du) &#8211; The sound of a cow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u54af\u54af (g\u0113g\u0113) &#8211; The sound of a chicken<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5594\u5594 (w\u014dw\u014d) &#8211; The sound of a rooster<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5527\u5527&nbsp;(j\u012bj\u012b)&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Buzzing or chirping, usually related to&nbsp;insects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u55e1\u55e1&nbsp;(w\u0113ngw\u0113ng) \u2013 The sound of bees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u86d0\u86d0 (q\u016bq\u016b) &#8211; The sound of crickets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u6c6a\u6c6a (w\u0101ngw\u0101ng) &#8211; The sound of a dog<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u560e\u560e (g\u0101g\u0101) &#8211; The sound of a duck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u5471\u5471 (gu\u0101gu\u0101) &#8211; The sound of a frog<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u54fc\u54fc (h\u0113ngh\u0113ng) \u2013 The sound of a pig<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u77e5\u4e86\u77e5\u4e86 (zh\u012bli\u01ceo zh\u012bli\u01ceo) &#8211; The sound of cicadas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u53fd\u53fd\u55b3\u55b3 (j\u012bj\u012bzh\u0101zh\u0101) \u2013 The sound of birds chirping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These lists are merely the tip of the iceberg. There are so many more onomatopoeia to discover, and some of them you may only discover after years of studying and immersion. When these sorts of words pop up in daily conversation, or even in literature and other media, they\u2019re so small that we sometimes don\u2019t even notice that they\u2019re there. But if you pay careful attention, you can learn a lot about how Chinese people hear the world around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you found this article fun and interesting, you can take it even further by studying Chinese comics and visual novels, also known as manhua. Their visual storytelling style often incorporates onomatopoeia to enrich the experience and add more dimension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, let us know in the comments what your favorite onomatopoeia on this list was. Did any of them really surprise you? Do you think that any of these Chinese words sound more like the sound they imitate than the English equivalent? 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