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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tí jiào
"公鸡在清晨大声啼叫。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make a loud shrill sound characteristic of a rooster, expressing triumph or elation.
"The rooster began to crow loudly at the break of dawn."
- 1
The loud, proud cry of a rooster or a sound expressing joyful satisfaction.
"We woke up to the morning crow of the farm roosters."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'crāwan', of Germanic origin, imitative of the sound made by the bird. Over time, the meaning extended metaphorically from the vocalization of a rooster or bird to a human expression of triumphant boasting or joy.
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chanter
Transliteration: ʃɑ̃.te
"Le coq se met à chanter au lever du jour."
krähen
Transliteration: ˈkʁɛːən
"Der Hahn fängt an zu krähen."
cantare
Transliteration: kanˈta.re
"Il gallo inizia a cantare all'alba."
cantar
Transliteration: kanˈtaɾ
"El gallo empezó a cantar con los primeros rayos de sol."
cantar
Transliteration: kɐ̃ˈtaɾ
"O galo começa a cantar ao amanhecer."
बाँग देना
Transliteration: baang dena
"सुबह होते ही मुर्गा बाँग देने लगा।"
啼叫
Transliteration: tí jiào
"公鸡在清晨大声啼叫。"
울다
Transliteration: ulda
"수탉이 새벽에 우는 소리가 들렸다."
鳴く
Transliteration: naku
"夜明けに雄鶏が元気に鳴いた。"
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