Definition
喔 is an onomatopoeia representing the crow of a rooster, equivalent to 'cock-a-doodle-doo' in English. It is often reduplicated as 喔喔 or 喔喔喔 for a more natural sound. In Taiwan, it is also pronounced wò.
onomatopoeia
crow of a roostercock-a-doodle-doo
Examples
- 喔喔！。ō ō! Gōngjī jiào le.Cock-a-doodle-doo! The rooster crowed.
- 喔喔。Wǒ tīng dào yì shēng ō ō.I heard a cock-a-doodle-doo.
- 喔喔。ō ō de shēngyīn hěn dà.The sound of cock-a-doodle-doo is very loud.
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