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咿
yī
Description
"咿"是一个表示声音的字，常常用来写小声说话、笑或者哭的声音。
"咿" is a character representing sounds, often used to write quiet talking, laughing, or crying sounds.
你最常在"咿咿呀呀"这样的词里看到它，用来写小孩子学说话的样子。
You most often see "咿" in words like "咿咿呀呀," used to depict how children learn to speak.
Meanings
咿呀yīyā
onomatopoeia for a baby's babbling or creaking sound
小宝宝在床上咿呀地叫。
The baby is cooing on the bed.
咿咿呀呀yīyīyāyā
babbling, indistinct chattering or singing
她咿咿呀呀地唱着歌。
She is singing in a babbling way.
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Notes
- Usage
rarely used alone; almost always appears in the onomatopoeic pairs 咿呀 or 咿咿呀呀.
- Etymology
a mouth-radical (口) character created to mimic soft, wordless sounds.
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