咔嚓

Mandarin · pinyin kā chā

Meanings

  1. (onom.) breaking or snapping
  2. (coll.) cut it out
  3. stop it
  4. also written 喀嚓 kā chā
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咔
kā · used in translation
嚓
cā · chā · a cracking or snapping sound
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1–1 · ka1 cha1

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kaa4 caat4

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noun

  1. (onomatopoeia) crack or snapping sound

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