乐队 樂隊 yuè duì band / pop group / CL:支[zhi1] 汽水 qì shuǐ soda pop / carbonated soft drink 冰棒 bīng bàng popsicle / ice pop / CL:根[gen1] syn 无缘 無緣 wú yuán to have no opportunity / no way (of doing sth) / no chance / no connection / not placed (in a competition) / (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc 流行歌曲 liú xíng gē qǔ pop 歌坛 歌壇 gē tán singing stage / music business (esp. pop music) 同人 tóng rén people from the same workplace or profession / co-worker / colleague / pop culture enthusiasts who create fan fiction etc syn 群雄 qún xióng outstanding heroes / warlords vying for supremacy (in former times) / stars (of sports or pop music) syn 弹出 彈出 tán chū to eject / to exit from / to pop up 流行音乐 流行音樂 liú xíng yīn yuè pop music 碧昂丝 碧昂絲 bì áng sī Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer 啪 pā (onom.) bang / pop / pow syn 嚯 huò (onom.) expressing admiration or surprise / (onom.) sound of a laugh 麦当娜 麥當娜 mài dāng nà Madonna (1958-), US pop singer 梗 gěng branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc) syn 飞轮海 飛輪海 fēi lún hǎi Fahrenheit, Taiwan pop group, from 2005 吧 bā bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) / to puff (on a pipe etc) / (onom.) bang / abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1] syn 哈哈 hā hā (onom.) laughing out loud syn 呵呵 hē hē (onom.) gentle laughter / chuckle 咪咪 mī mī oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc / (onom.) meow / kitty kitty! / Mimi (Western name) / tits (i.e. slang for breasts) syn 嘿嘿 hēi hēi (onom.) he he / mischievous laughter syn 嗡嗡 wēng wēng (onom.) buzz / drone / hum syn 叮当 叮當 dīng dāng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound syn 咯咯 gē gē (onom.) gurgle syn 咕噜 咕嚕 gū lu (onom.) to rumble (of a stomach) / to coo (of a dove) / rumbling / noisy drinking sound syn 唧唧 jī jī (onom.) chirping of insects, sighing noise etc 呼呼 hū hū (onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep syn 咔嚓 kā chā (onom.) breaking or snapping / (coll.) cut it out / stop it / also written 喀嚓[ka1 cha1] syn 乒乓 pīng pāng (onom.) rattle / clatter / (sports) ping-pong / table tennis syn 叮咚 dīng dōng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound syn 叽叽喳喳 嘰嘰喳喳 jī jī zhā zhā (onom.) chirp / twitter / buzzing / to chatter continuously syn 嘎嘎 gā gā (onom.) quack / honk / (northern dialect) very / also pr. [ga1 ga5], [ga2 ga5] etc syn 呼噜 呼嚕 hū lu (onom.) snoring / Taiwan pr. [hu1 lu1] syn 砰砰 pēng pēng (onom.) slam 嘀嗒 dī dā (onom.) tick tock 喃喃 nán nán (onom.) to mutter / to mumble / to murmur syn 扑通 撲通 pū tōng (onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop syn 喀嚓 kā chā (onom.) breaking or snapping syn 咚咚 dōng dōng (onom.) thud / thumping / thudding / pounding syn 怦怦 pēng pēng thumping sound (onom.) / to be eager and anxious (to do sth) / faithful and upright syn 咯吱 gē zhī (onom.) creak / groan syn 玲珑 玲瓏 líng lóng (onom.) clink of jewels / exquisite / detailed and fine / clever / nimble syn 轰隆 轟隆 hōng lōng (onom.) rumbling / rolling syn 知了 zhī liǎo cicada (onom.) syn 呢喃 ní nán (onom.) twittering of birds / whispering / murmuring 呱呱 guā guā (onom.) sound of frogs, ducks etc syn 扑腾 撲騰 pū teng (onom.) thud / flutter / flop syn 阿嚏 ā tì (onom.) a-choo (sound of a sneeze) 嘶哑 嘶啞 sī yǎ (onom.) coarse crowing / hoarse / husky syn 玲玲 líng líng (onom.) tinkling (e.g. of jewels) syn 哗啦啦 嘩啦啦 huā lā lā (onom.) crashing sound syn 嗖嗖 sōu sōu (onom.) whooshing / swishing / rustle of skirts / laughingly 唏嘘 唏噓 xī xū (onom.) to sigh / to sob 吧嗒 bā da (onom.) patter, splatter, click / to smack one's lips / to pull (on a pipe) syn 劈啪 pī pā (onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc 嚓嚓 cā cā (onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires 咕咚 gū dōng splash / (onom.) for heavy things falling down syn 哐啷 kuāng lāng (onom.) clang / clatter / bang / crash / clank syn 汩汩 gǔ gǔ (onom.) gurgling sound of flowing water syn 格勒 gé lè (onom.) laughing sound / glug-glug haha! 呼哧 hū chī (onom.) sound of panting syn 哗啦 嘩啦 huā lā (onom.) sound of a crash / with a crash syn 叮叮 dīng dīng (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound 呼噜 呼嚕 hū lū (onom.) sound of snoring, wheezing or (cat's) purring syn 滴答 dī dā (onom.) pattering sound / drip drip (of water) / tick tock (of clock) / also pr. [di1 da5] syn 簌簌 sù sù very slight sound / rustling (onom.) / to stream down (of tears) / luxuriant growth (of vegetation) syn 突突 tū tū (onom.) beating of the heart / pitapat / pulsation of a machine syn 霍霍 huò huò (literary) (onom.) sound of sharpening a knife 淅沥 淅瀝 xī lì (onom.) patter of rain syn 蓬蓬 péng péng luxuriant / abundant / (onom.) booming sound of wind 唉唉 āi āi (onom.) sighing voice / crying sound 嘎吱 gā zhī (onom.) creak / crunch syn 铛铛 鐺鐺 dāng dāng (onom.) clang / clank of metal / sound of striking a gong 骨碌碌 gǔ lù lù (onom.) rolling around / spinning / also spoken pr. [gu3 lu1 lu1] 骨碌碌 gū lù lù (onom.) rolling around / spinning / also pr. [gu1 lu1 lu1] / Taiwan pr. [gu2 lu4 lu5] 当啷 當啷 dāng lāng (onom.) metallic sound / clanging syn 稀里哗啦 稀裡嘩啦 xī li huā lā (onom.) chaotic or dynamic noises (pattering, crashing, rustling, clattering, sobbing etc) / smashed to pieces / completely routed 叮当响 叮當響 dīng dāng xiǎng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound 轧轧 軋軋 yà yà (onom.) sound of machinery, e.g. squeaking 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc / (phonetic) / (dialect) to chat syn 哈 hā (interj.) ha! / (onom. for laughter) / (slang) to be infatuated with / to adore / (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇[ha1shi4qi2]) syn 刺 cī (onom.) whoosh syn 刷 shuā a brush / to paint / to daub / to brush / to scrub / (fig.) to remove / to eliminate (from a contest) / to fire (from a job) / (onom.) swish / rustle / to swipe (a card) / to scroll on (a phone) / (gaming) to grind / to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc) syn 呵 hē (bound form) to scold / to expel breath / (onom.) laughter (usu. reduplicated) / interjection of surprise syn 呜 嗚 wū (onom.) for humming or whimpering syn 砰 pēng (onom.) bang / thump syn 哄 hōng roar of laughter (onom.) / hubbub / to roar (as a crowd) syn 叮 dīng to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) / to say repeatedly / to urge insistently / to ask repeatedly / to stick to a point / (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound syn 冬 鼕 dōng (onom.) beating a drum / rat-a-tat syn 咕 gū (onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc 嘣 bēng (onom.) thump / boom / bang syn 喵 miāo (onom.) meow / cat's mewing syn 汪 wāng expanse of water / ooze / (onom.) bark / classifier for liquids: pool, puddle syn 哑 啞 yā (onom.) sound of cawing / sound of infant learning to talk / variant of 呀[ya1] syn 喀 kā (onom.) sound of coughing or vomiting syn 玲 líng (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑) / tinkling of gem-pendants 啵 bō (onom.) to bubble 咚 dōng (onom.) boom (of a drum) / knock (on the door) syn 嘭 pēng (onom.) bang syn 