稀里嘩啦

Chinese
diluted; sparse li, a Chinese unit of length
 
cat-calling sound; clamor; noise; crashing sound
 
(an auxiliary word performing the grammatical functions of mood); fusion of le + a; (onomat.); (phonetic)
trad. (稀里嘩啦) 稀 里 嘩 啦
simp. (稀里哗啦) 稀 里 哗 啦

Pronunciation

Adjective

稀里嘩啦

  1. (informal, ideophonic, onomatopoeia) Describes certain rattling or clattering sounds, such as an object falling (and breaking into pieces), a building collapsing, rain falling, or someone crying or weeping uncontrollably.
  2. (informal, ideophonic) Describes an embarrassing, crushed or defeated situation.
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