a cracking or snapping sound

  • created sense approved 嚓 · cā · [onomatopoeia] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    Describes a scraping, ripping, screeching, or crunching sound; often used in the combinations [[喀嚓|喀嚓|ka1 cha1]] and [[啪嚓|啪嚓|pa1 cha1]].

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