yī​yā

[onomatopoeia]

  • created sense approved 咿呀 · yī​yā · [onomatopoeia] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    咿呀

    yī​yā

    [onomatopoeia]

    sound of a baby prattling or babbling; sound of creaking, squeaking, or rowing, such as the sound of oars or string instruments

    咿 (literal) → 咿 · yī · squeak; creak 呀 (literal) → 呀 · yā · creak

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense