guā
interjection #25,608

Meanings

  1. 1 sound of a frog or duck croaking
  2. 2 wail of a newborn baby

Examples

Qīngwā guāguā de jiào gè bù tíng.
The frogs croaked nonstop.
Yīng'ér guāguā zhuì dì, kūshēng xiǎngchè chǎnfáng.
The baby fell to the earth crying, its wail filling the delivery room.

Tips

usage
is most commonly used in the reduplicated form (guāguā), imitating croaking sounds. The phrase (guāguā zhuì dì) is a literary expression meaning to be born — literally to fall to earth crying.

Stroke Order

guā