嗡嗡叫

Mandarin · pinyin wēng wēng jiào

Meanings

  1. hum
  2. drone
  3. buzz (of insects)
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嗡
wēng · sound of flying bees, airplanes
叫
jiào · cry, shout; hail, greet, call
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1–1–4 · weng1 weng1 jiao4

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jung1 jung1 giu3

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