Definition
哇啦 is an onomatopoeia that imitates the sound of loud, chaotic, and often overlapping voices — like a hullabaloo or uproar. You can use it on its own or reduplicated as 哇啦哇啦 to emphasize continuous noise. It often appears in descriptive phrases like 哇啦哇啦地说个不停.
onomatopoeia
hullabaloouproarloud and chaotic noise (especially of voices)
Examples
- 哇啦，。Wàimiàn wā yí piàn, bù zhīdào fāshēng le shénme shì.Outside there was a hullabaloo — no idea what happened.
- 哇啦，。Tāmen wā de shuō gè bù tíng, chǎo de wǒ tóuténg.They kept talking noisily, giving me a headache.
- 哇啦，。Jiàoshì lǐ wā de, lǎoshī jìnlái cái ānjìng xiàlái.The classroom was in an uproar; it only quieted down when the teacher came in.
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