嘩啦嘩啦
Chinese
Etymology 1
| phonetic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (嘩啦嘩啦) | 嘩 | 啦 | 嘩 | 啦 | |
| simp. (哗啦哗啦) | 哗 | 啦 | 哗 | 啦 | |
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waa1 laa1 waa1 laa4
- Yale: wā lā wā làh
- Cantonese Pinyin: waa1 laa1 waa1 laa4
- Guangdong Romanization: wa1 la1 wa1 la4
- Sinological IPA (key): /waː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵ waː⁵⁵ laː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
嘩啦嘩啦
- (Hong Kong) walla-walla (a kind of motorboat serving across the Victoria Harbour)
Etymology 2
| phonetic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (嘩啦嘩啦) | 嘩 | 啦 | 嘩 | 啦 | |
| simp. (哗啦哗啦) | 哗 | 啦 | 哗 | 啦 | |
| alternative forms | 哇啦哇啦 | ||||
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Adverb
嘩啦嘩啦
- (Wu) Speaking in a loud and quarrelsome manner