嚗

Mandarin · pinyin bó

Meanings

  1. (onom.) sound of sth splitting or breaking apart
  2. sound of an object falling to the ground
  3. a cry of rage
  4. Taiwan pr. bō
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  1. (literary) a cry of rage
  2. (onomatopoeia) sound of an object splitting or breaking apart
  3. (Eastern Min) to abuse verbally with obscenities

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嚗 · bo2
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Exact source record嚗 嚗 [bo2] /(onom.) sound of sth splitting or breaking apart/sound of an object falling to the ground/a cry of rage/Taiwan pr. [bo1]/