gwaa1 gwaa1呱呱
Jyutpinggwaa1 gwaa1
Yalegwā gwā
Definition
The quacking of a duck or the croaking of a frog.
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How it's used
Onomatopoeia for animal sounds often repeats in Cantonese to emphasize the continuous nature of the noise. While it specifically mimics the sound of ducks or frogs, it is rarely used to describe other creatures. It functions primarily as a descriptive modifier for the verb 叫.
Examples
The duck is quacking over there.
Have you heard the frogs croaking yet?
Related words
Common phrases
to quack or croak
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