interjection #12,897

Meanings

  1. 1 (onomatopoeia) sound of coughing or vomiting
  2. 2 (used in transliterations)

Examples

Kābùěr shì Āfùhàn de shǒudū.
Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan.
Tā kākā de késou le jǐ shēng.
He coughed a few times with a hacking sound.

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usage
Primarily seen in place name transliterations: 喀布尔 (Kabul), (Kashgar), 喀麦隆 (Cameroon). As an onomatopoeia, it represents a harsh coughing or retching sound.

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