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喳

Mandarin · pinyin chā#

used in 喳喳 chā chā and 喳喳 chā cha

Mandarin · pinyin zhā#

(onom.) chirp, twitter, etc

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喳: zhā · whispering

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caa1 · zaa1

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character · Etymology 1

(onomatopoeia) sound of birds tweeting loudly.

character · Etymology 2

(chiefly in historical novels, movies or dramas, proscribed) yes (when responding to the emperor or a Manchu official in the Qing dynasty)

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