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颯颯

简飒飒 · 繁颯颯

Mandarin · pinyin sà sà

soughing
whistling or rushing sound (of the wind in trees, the sea etc)

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飒: sà · the sound of the wind; bleak; melancholy

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4–4 · sa4 sa4

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saap3 saap3

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noun

(onomatopoeia) the sound of wind, rain, water, etc.; sough; rustle

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