叫姑姑 (jiàogūgu) · colloquial name for a chirping insect or…

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一只叫姑姑 zhī

Meanings

1 colloquial name for a chirping insect or calling bird, most commonly a regional name for the katydid (螽斯 / 蝈蝈) or a small calling bird such as the skylark

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Examples

HSK 7-9

夜里草丛里叫姑姑叫得很欢。

Yèlǐ cǎocóng lǐ jiàogūgu jiào de hěn huān.

At night the jiaogugu chirp merrily in the grass.

HSK 7-9

老人说小时候常抓叫姑姑放在笼子里。

Lǎorén shuō xiǎoshíhou cháng zhuā jiàogūgu fàng zài lóngzi lǐ.

The old man said he often caught jiaogugu as a child and kept them in cages.

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usage

An onomatopoeic folk nickname: the creature's call is heard as "jiào-gū-gū" ("calling, auntie auntie"). Depending on region, speakers apply it to katydids, crickets, or calling birds (the skylark 叫天子 shares the same naming pattern). Treat as dialectal.